Champigny-sur-Veude

Champigny-sur-Veude (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃piɲi syʁ vød]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. The castle features in Madame de Lafayette's short novel Histoire de la Princesse de Montpensier (1662).

Champigny-sur-Veude
Chateau
Location of Champigny-sur-Veude
Champigny-sur-Veude
Champigny-sur-Veude
Coordinates: 47°04′04″N 0°19′22″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementChinon
CantonSainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Aurélie Rocher
Area
1
16.18 km2 (6.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
809
  Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37051 /37120
Elevation39–107 m (128–351 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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