Chinon

Chinon

Coordinates: 47°10′04″N 0°14′37″E / 47.1678°N 0.2436°E / 47.1678; 0.2436

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1793 5,704 —
1800 6,110 +7.1%
1806 5,992 −1.9%
1821 6,333 +5.7%
1831 6,859 +8.3%
1836 6,911 +0.8%
1841 6,677 −3.4%
1846 6,690 +0.2%
1851 6,774 +1.3%
1856 6,922 +2.2%
1861 6,905 −0.2%
1866 6,895 −0.1%
1872 6,553 −5.0%
1876 6,301 −3.8%
1881 6,096 −3.3%
1886 6,205 +1.8%
1891 6,119 −1.4%
1896 6,187 +1.1%
1901 6,033 −2.5%
1906 5,813 −3.6%
1911 5,943 +2.2%
1921 5,349 −10.0%
1926 5,751 +7.5%
1931 5,515 −4.1%
1936 5,790 +5.0%
1946 6,069 +4.8%
1954 6,743 +11.1%
1962 7,593 +12.6%
1968 7,735 +1.9%
1975 8,014 +3.6%
1982 8,622 +7.6%
1990 8,627 +0.1%
1999 8,716 +1.0%
2006 8,256 −5.3%
2009 7,986 −3.3%

Chinon is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France well known for the Château de Chinon, a medieval castle which at times served as the residence of the kings of France and England.

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