Châtelet
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In antiquity, a châtelet (French pronunciation: [ʃatlɛ]) was a little castle or fortress, wherein the chatelain (French pronunciation: [ʃatlɛ̃], female chatelaine [ʃatlɛn]), or governor lodged.
Now, Châtelet or Chatelet may refer to:
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[edit] People
- Albert Châtelet (1883–1960) French mathematician and politician
- Émilie du Châtelet (1706−1749), a French mathematician, physicist, and author
- François Châtelet (1925−1985), a French historian of political philosophy
- François Châtelet (mathematician), French mathematician
[edit] Places
[edit] Belgium
- Châtelet, Belgium, a municipality in the province of Hainaut
[edit] France
- The 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
[edit] Switzerland
- Le Châtelet (mountain), in Switzerland
[edit] Other uses
- Châtelet surface, a surface in algebraic geometry
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