Chambord, Loir-et-Cher

Chambord
Chambord
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Blois
Canton	Bracieux
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays de Chambord
Mayor	André Joly (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	72–129 m (236–423 ft) (avg. 81 m/266 ft)
Land area1	54.38 km2 (21.00 sq mi)
Population2	185  (1999)
- Density	3 /km2 (7.8 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	41034/ 41250
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 47°36′50″N 1°31′12″E / 47.6138888889°N 1.52°E / 47.6138888889; 1.52

Chambord is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher département in central France.

It is best known as the location of the Château de Chambord, one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinct French Renaissance architecture.

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department