Châteaumeillant
Châteaumeillant
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 The town center | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Châteaumeillant | |
  Châteaumeillant Location within France  Châteaumeillant Location within Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′46″N 2°12′05″E / 46.5628°N 2.2014°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Châteaumeillant |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Durant[1] |
Area 1 | 42.48 km2 (16.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 253 m (830 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 212 m (696 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,629 |
| • Density | 38.35/km2 (99.32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18057 /18370 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Châteaumeillant (French: [ʃɑtomɛjɑ̃] ⓘ; Auvergnat: Chastèlmelhan) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France, comprising a small town and several hamlets in the valley of the small river Sinaise, about 40 miles (64 km) south of Bourges.
Climate
[edit]On average, Châteaumeillant experiences 59.6 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 1.5 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 4.3 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 22.9 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 42.2 °C (108.0 °F) on June 21, 2026, while the record low temperature was −20.9 °C (−5.6 °F) on January 16, 1985.[3]
| Climate data for Châteaumeillant (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1969–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
35.9 (96.6) |
42.2 (108.0) |
41.2 (106.2) |
41.7 (107.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
42.2 (108.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
6.5 (43.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.9 (−5.6) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.3 (34.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.3 (2.53) |
52.9 (2.08) |
51.9 (2.04) |
68.0 (2.68) |
84.3 (3.32) |
68.0 (2.68) |
65.7 (2.59) |
60.0 (2.36) |
70.8 (2.79) |
73.8 (2.91) |
71.4 (2.81) |
68.2 (2.69) |
799.3 (31.48) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.0 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 123.7 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,528 | — |
| 1975 | 2,429 | −0.57% |
| 1982 | 2,186 | −1.49% |
| 1990 | 2,081 | −0.61% |
| 1999 | 2,058 | −0.12% |
| 2007 | 2,088 | +0.18% |
| 2012 | 2,002 | −0.84% |
| 2017 | 1,780 | −2.32% |
| 2023 | 1,629 | −1.47% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Chateaumeillant". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Châteaumeillant.
- Official town website (in French with English traduction)
- Website of the winegrowing cooperative (in French)
- Website of the museum (in French)
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