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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