Towns & cities

Chinon

French commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire

France · 47.1669, 0.2428

Official site

Chinon is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“Scenes were also shot at the Palais Jacques Cœur in Bourges, the Château de Meillant in Meillant, on the streets of Chinon and in the village of Lacalm.”
The Princess of Montpensier (2010) · Wikipedia

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Chinon
Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Chinon as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Chinon?

3 productions are recorded as filmed in Chinon, including Fantômas se déchaîne (1965), Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu? (2014) and The Princess of Montpensier (2010). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Chinon?

Fantômas se déchaîne (1965), covered by 35 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Chinon?

Chinon is in France. Its coordinates are 47.1669, 0.2428.

What other filming locations are near Chinon?

Chinon Castle (under 1 km), Château de Sonnay (6 km east), Chinon Nuclear Power Plant (9 km north-west), Royal abbey of Fontevraud (15 km west) and 2 more — all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.