Croix-Chapeau | |
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) Town hall | |
Location of Croix-Chapeau  | |
)  Croix-Chapeau ) Croix-Chapeau | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′34″N 1°00′20″W / 46.1094°N 1.0055°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | La Jarrie |
| Intercommunality | CA La Rochelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Jammet |
| Area 1 | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 1,245 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17136 /17220 |
| Elevation | 17–51 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 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,[2] 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.[2]
Notable people
Paul Henderson, born August 15, 1962 in Croix-Chapeau, former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory for Australia.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 557 | — |
| 1968 | 562 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 555 | −1.2% |
| 1982 | 683 | +23.1% |
| 1990 | 863 | +26.4% |
| 1999 | 890 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,130 | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 1,197 | +5.9% |
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ 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
- Photograph of the abandoned American Army hospital at Croix-Chapeau, Flickr
- [1], Web site of the village : http://www.croix-chapeau.fr/