I have been corresponding with multiple posters on this board, all of whom think that Cville is part of Central Virginia. The other side of Afton Mountain, ie rhe Shenandoah Valley, is where Western Virginia starts.
And by the way, you can verify what localities the VEDP recognizes as constituting Central Virginia here:
https://www.centralvirginia.org/
Well, it’s not a ‘cause celeb’ with me.
I’m an old Virginian and that’s what I think.