Châtelet

In antiquity, a châtelet (French pronunciation: [ʃatlɛ]) was a little castle or fortress, wherein the Châtelain (French pronunciation: [ʃatlɛ̃], female chatelaine [ʃatlɛn]), or governor lodged.

Now, Châtelet or Chatelet may refer to:

People

Albert Châtelet (1883–1960), French mathematician and politician
Émilie du Châtelet (1706−1749), French mathematician, physicist, and author
François Châtelet (1925−1985), French historian of political philosophy
François Châtelet (mathematician) (1912-1987), French mathematician

Places

Belgium

Châtelet, Belgium, a municipality in the province of Hainaut

France

Grand Châtelet, a former stronghold with courts, police, and prisons on the site of the Place du Châtelet
Place du Châtelet, a public square in Paris, on the right bank of the Seine on the border of the 1st and 4th arrondissements
Théâtre du Châtelet, a theatre in Paris, on the Place du Châtelet
Châtelet (Paris Métro), a Metro station in Paris, located near the Place du Châtelet
Châtelet - Les Halles (Paris RER), the central commuter train station in Paris, attached to both the Châtelet and Les Halles metro stations

Switzerland

Le Châtelet (mountain), in Switzerland

Other uses

Châtelet surface, a surface in algebraic geometry

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