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Chandannagar
চন্দননগর Chandernagore | |
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City | |
      Clockwise from the top: Église du Sacré-Cœur, Nandulal Temple, Tour de l'Horloge, Patal Bari, Institut de Chandernagor and Chandannagar Strand | |
| Etymology: see Etymology | |
| Nickname: Farasdanga | |
  Chandannagar Location in West Bengal, India  Chandannagar Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 22°52′N 88°23′E / 22.87°N 88.38°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Burdwan |
| District | Hooghly |
| Subdivision | Chandannagar |
| Municipal Corporation | Chandernagore |
| Metropolitan Area | Greater Kolkata |
| French Indian colony of the French colonial empire | 1696 |
| De facto transfer to India | 2 February 1951 |
| De jure transfer to India | 9 June 1952 |
| Incorporated in West Bengal | 2 October 1954 |
| Founded by | French East India Company |
| Named for | Bending of the Hooghly river |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Chandernagore Municipal Corporation |
| • Commissioner | Swapan Kundu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 166,867 |
| • Density | 8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bengali: Chandannagari French: Chandernagorien(ne) English: Chandernagorean |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712136, 712137, 712138 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| MP | Rachana Banerjee (AITC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chandannagar |
| MLA | Indranil Sen (AITC) |
| Website | http://heritagechandernagore.com/ |
Chandannagar (Bengali: [t͡ʃɔndɔnːɔˈɡɔɾ]), also known by its former names Chandernagore and Chandernagor (French: [ʃɑ̃dɛʁnaɡɔʁ]), is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
Located on the western bank of Hooghly River, the city was one of the five settlements of French India. Indo-French architecture is seen in the colonial bungalows, most of which are in a dilapidated state.[1]
- ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (7 February 2019). "Buildings in former French colony await restoration". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.