The canton of Chinon is an administrative division of the

Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it ...

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, central

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. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in

Chinon Chinon () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The traditional province around Chinon, Touraine, became a favorite resort of French kings and their nobles beginning in the late 15th and early 16th centuri ...

. It consists of the following communes: * Avoine *

Azay-le-Rideau Azay-le-Rideau () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Château The château of Azay-le-Rideau was built from 1515 to 1527, one of the earliest French Renaissance châteaux. Built on an island in the river Indre, its ...

Beaumont-en-Véron Beaumont-en-Véron () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Since 2016, the castle has been home to Pontourny, the first deradicalisation centre for young people in France. By 2017, the centre was empty but remained ...

* Bréhémont *

Candes-Saint-Martin Candes-Saint-Martin () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. It overlooks the confluence of the Vienne and Loire rivers from a steep hill on the left bank of the Loire, and marks the boundary between the modern department ...

* La Chapelle-aux-Naux * Cheillé *

* Cinais *

Couziers Couziers () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. The commu ...

* Huismes *

Lerné Lerné () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. The commune ...

* Lignières-de-Touraine * Marçay *

Rigny-Ussé Rigny-Ussé () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. The co ...

* Rivarennes * Rivière * La Roche-Clermault * Saché *

Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of Fra ...

* Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne *

Savigny-en-Véron Savigny-en-Véron () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. Th ...

Seuilly Seuilly () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population Sights La Devinière, in Seuilly, houses a museum dedicated to François Rabelais, and is claimed to be the writer's birthplace. See also *Communes of the ...

* Thilouze * Thizay * Vallères * Villaines-les-Rochers

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