Coronel Xavier Chaves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of São João del-Rei. In 2021, the estimated population was 3,488.
The municipality contains part of the Ritápolis National Forest.
According to IBGE (2017), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.
The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.