a town of France in Brittany, with an old castle. W. Long. 1. 20. N. Lat. 47. 40.

CHATEAU-Chinon, a town of France in Nivernois, and capital of Morvan, with a considerable manufactory of cloth. E. Long. 3. 48. N. Lat. 47. 2.

CHATEAU-Dauphin, a very strong castle of Piedmont, situated in Italy, and in the marquisate of Saluces, belonging to Dauphin, the king of Sardinia. It was taken by the combined army of France and Spain in 1744, and was restored by the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.

CHATEAU-du-Loire, a town of France, in Maine, famous for sustaining a siege of seven years against the Count of Mans. It is seated on the river Loire, in E. Long. 0. 25. N. Lat. 47. 40.

CHATEAU-Dun, an ancient town of France, and capital of the Dunois, with a castle and rich monastery; seated on an eminence near the river Loire, in E. Long. 1. 26. N. Lat. 48. 4.

CHATEAU-Neuf, the name of several towns of France, viz. one in Perche; another in Angoumois, on the river Charente, near Angoulême; a third in Berry, seated on the river Cher; and several other small places.

CHATEAU-Portien, a town of France, in Champagne, and in a district called Portien, with a castle built on a rock, near the river Aifne. E. Long. 4. 23. N. Lat. 49. 35.

CHATEAU-Renaud, a town of France, in the Gatinois, where clothes are made for the army, and where there is a trade in saffron. E. Long. 4. 25. N. Lat. 48. 0. This is also the name of a town of Touraine, in France, with the title of marquisate. E. Long. 2. 41. N. Lat. 47. 22.

CHATEAU-Roux, a town of France, in Berry, with the title of a duchy. It has a cloth manufacture, and is seated in a very large pleasant plain on the river Indre, in E. Long. 1. 47. N. Lat. 46. 49.

CHATEAU-Thiery, a town of France, in Champagne, with the title of a duchy, and a handsome castle on an eminence, seated on the river Maine, in E. Long. 3. 23. N. Lat. 49. 12.

CHATEAU-Vilain, a town of France, in Champagne, with a castle, and the title of a duchy; seated on the river Anjou. E. Long. 2. 59. N. Lat. 48. 0.