Croix-Chapeau

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Croix-Chapeau
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Croix-Chapeau
Map
(2020–2026)
Patrick Bouffet[1]
Area
1
4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,337
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17136 /17220
Elevation17–51 m (56–167 ft)
(avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Croix-Chapeau (French pronunciation: [kʁwa ʃapo]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

History

From 1953 to 1966 there was a 500-bed U.S. Army hospital in Croix-Chapeau, run by the 28th General Hospital unit,[3] which is actually located on the neighboring town of Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis. For a while after 1966 it was used as a French Military Hospital. After being abandoned for several years, it was sold to a developer, who in the 2000s repurposed it as an industrial park.[3]

Notable people

Paul Henderson, born August 15, 1962, in Croix-Chapeau, former chief minister of the Northern Territory for Australia.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962557—    
1968562+0.9%
1975555−1.2%
1982683+23.1%
1990863+26.4%
1999890+3.1%
20081,130+27.0%
20121,197+5.9%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Labrude Pierre (2008) "Les hôpitaux construits en France pour l'US Army de 1950 a 1967: Organisation, localisation, usage." ("The hospitals constructed in France for the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1967: Organization, location, usage") Histoire des sciences médicales 42(3): pp. 301-310, in French; Abstract

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Croix-Chapeau.
  • Photograph of the abandoned American Army hospital at Croix-Chapeau, Flickr
  • [1], Web site of the village : http://www.croix-chapeau.fr/
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