Châteaumeillant
Châteaumeillant
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 The town center | |
.svg.png) 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) |
| 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 |
| Elevation | 212–388 m (696–1,273 ft) (avg. 253 m or 830 ft) |
| 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
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
| 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
- ↑ "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
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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