Châteaumeillant

Châteaumeillant is a commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France. About 1,751 people lived there in January 2019.

Châteaumeillant Chastèlmelhan  (Occitan)
Commune
The church of Our Lady, in Châteaumeillant
Coat of arms
Location of Châteaumeillant
Châteaumeillant Châteaumeillant
Coordinates: 46°33′46″N 2°12′05″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Durant
Area 1	42.48 km2 (16.40 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)	1,751
• Density	41/km2 (110/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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,462	—
1968	2,528	+2.7%
1975	2,429	−3.9%
1982	2,186	−10.0%
1990	2,081	−4.8%
1999	2,058	−1.1%
2008	2,082	+1.2%