Chalais, Vienne

Chalais
Chalais
Commune
	Location of Chalais
	Chalais Chalais
	Coordinates: 46°58′46″N 0°06′08″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Châtellerault
Canton	Loudun
Intercommunality	Pays Loudunais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Jamain
Area 1	14.87 km2 (5.74 sq mi)
Population (2023)	465
• Density	31.3/km2 (81.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86049 /86200
Elevation	56–122 m (184–400 ft) ; (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chalais (French pronunciation: [ʃalɛ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Noted for its red wine and spiced sausages.

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Area

¹

14.87 km² (5.74 sq mi)

Population

(2023)^[2]

465

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Chalais
Commune
Location of Chalais
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Coordinates: 46°58′46″N 0°06′08″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Châtellerault
Canton	Loudun
Intercommunality	Pays Loudunais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Jamain^[1]
Area ¹	14.87 km² (5.74 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[2]	465
• Density	31.3/km² (81.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86049 /86200
Elevation	56–122 m (184–400 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.