Châtel-Guyon
Châtel-Guyon | |
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 Centre-ville de Châtel-Guyon | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Châtel-Guyon  | |
  Châtel-Guyon  Châtel-Guyon | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′24″N 3°03′54″E / 45.9233°N 3.065°E | |
| 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) |
| Area 1 | 14.06 km2 (5.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | 6,131 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Châtelguyonnais or Brayauds |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20 1920, p. 189.
- ^ a b History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20 1920, p. 193.
- ^ History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20 1920, p. 38.
- ^ 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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