Châtel-Guyon

Châtel-Guyon
Commune
Centre-ville de Châtel-Guyon

Coat of arms
Châtel-Guyon
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Châtel-Guyon
Coordinates: 45°55′24″N 3°03′54″E / 45.9233°N 3.065°E / 45.9233; 3.065Coordinates: 45°55′24″N 3°03′54″E / 45.9233°N 3.065°E / 45.9233; 3.065
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Riom
Canton Châtel-Guyon[1]
Intercommunality Communauté de communes Volvic Sources et Volcans
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Frédéric Bonnichon[2] (UMP)
Area1 14.06 km2 (5.43 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 6,131
 • Density 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Châtelguyonnais or Brayauds
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 63103 /63140
Elevation 374–721 m (1,227–2,365 ft)
Website www.chatel-guyon.fr

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Châtel-Guyon is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Prior to 1 July 2007 it was known as Châtelguyon.[3]

First World War

At the time of the First World War, the population was approximately 2000 residents.[4] It was an international destination for its baths and healing springs and attracted 30,000 visitors each summer.[5] With the onset of war the majority of the hotels were closed. Many were used by the French government for housing French and Belgian refugees, as well as for hospitals by French and other forces.[5] The American Expeditionary Force established Base Hospital No. 20 at Châtel-Guyon in May 1918.[6] The hospital ceased operations in January 1919.[7]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Décret 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme" [2014-210 decree delimiting cantons of Puy-de-Dôme department]. Légifrance (in French). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "List of Mayors of Puy-de-Dôme" (PDF). Prefecture of Puy-de-Dôme. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. ↑ (in French) Châtel-Guyon on INSEE website
  4. ↑ History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20 1920, p. 189.
  5. 1 2 History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20 1920, p. 193.
  6. ↑ History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20 1920, p. 38.
  7. ↑ History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20 1920, p. 44.

Sources

  • INSEE
  • University of Pennsylvania; United States. Surgeon-General's Office (1920). History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20: organized at the University of Pennsylvania. E.A. Wright.
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