Châteauroux

French commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Place commune_of_france Q174251
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Summary

Châteauroux is a commune of France[1]. Châteauroux ranks in the top 0.38% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,101 views/month, #118 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Indre[3], arrondissement of Châteauroux[4]
  • Country: France[5]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Indre River[6]
  • Head of government: Gil Avérous[7]
  • Shares border with: Déols[8], Étrechet[9], Le Poinçonnet[10], Saint-Maur[11]
  • Flag: flag of Châteauroux[12]
  • Twinned administrative body: Gütersloh[13], Bittou[14], Olsztyn[15], Fresno[16]
  • Postal code: 36000[17]
  • Commons category: Châteauroux[18]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[19], UTC+02:00[20]
  • Official website: http://www.chateauroux-metropole.fr[21]
  • IPA transcription: ʃɑ.to.ʁu[22]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Châteauroux[23]
  • Commons gallery: Châteauroux[24]
  • Email address: mailto:communication@ville-chateauroux.fr[25], mailto:communication@chateauroux-metropole.fr[26]
  • Population: 45,209[27], 43,732[28], 45,780[29], 43,741[30], 43,442[31], 49,138[32], 53,429[33], 51,942[34], 50,969[35], 49,632[36], 47,559[37], 45,521[38], 43,122[39], 43,331[40]
  • Office held by head of government: mayor of Châteauroux[41]
  • Phone number: +33-2-54-08-33-00[42]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[44], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[45]
  • Capital of: Indre[46], canton of Châteauroux-Sud[47], arrondissement of Châteauroux[48], canton of Châteauroux-Ouest[49], canton of Châteauroux-Est[50], canton of Châteauroux-Centre[51], canton of Châteauroux-3[52], canton of Châteauroux-2[53], canton of Châteauroux-1[54]
  • Official name: Châteauroux[55]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Châteauroux[56]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Châteauroux include Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport[57], an airport[58], in France[59].

Why It Matters

Châteauroux has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Châteauroux is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

Entities named for Châteauroux include Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport[57], an airport[58], in France[59].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  14. [6] ↑ . Sandre. sandre.eaufrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
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  37. [39] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  50. [52] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  52. [54] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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