Châtel-Guyon

Châtel-Guyon (French: [ʃɑtɛl ɡɥijɔ̃]; Auvergnat: Chastel Guion) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.^[4]

Châtel-Guyon Chastel Guion (Occitan)
Commune
Centre-ville de Châtel-Guyon
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Châtel-Guyon
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Coordinates: 45°55′24″N 3°03′54″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Riom
Canton	Châtel-Guyon[1]
Intercommunality	CA Riom Limagne et Volcans
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Bonnichon[2]
Area 1	14.06 km2 (5.43 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]	6,294
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/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.

Prior to June 2008 it was officially known as Châtelguyon,^[5] the change in the official styling being an adoption of its colloquial spelling, as, for example, used by Guy de Maupassant in his 1884 short story, "Le tic".^[6]

First World War

At the time of the First World War, the population was approximately 2000 residents.^[7] It was an international destination for its baths and healing springs and attracted 30,000 visitors each summer.^[8] 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.^[8] The American Expeditionary Force established Base Hospital No. 20 at Châtel-Guyon in May 1918.^[9] The hospital ceased operations in January 1919.^[10]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,652	—
1975	3,530	−0.48%
1982	4,386	+3.15%
1990	4,743	+0.98%
1999	5,241	+1.12%
2007	6,224	+2.17%
2012	6,100	−0.40%
2017	6,152	+0.17%
Source: INSEE[11]

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department

References

Citations

1. "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.
2. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
3. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
4. INSEE commune file
5. Décret n° 2008-626 du 27 juin 2008 (in French)
6. Maupassant par les textes
7. History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20 1920, p. 189.
8. History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20 1920, p. 193.
9. History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20 1920, p. 38.
10. History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20 1920, p. 44.
11. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Sources

• 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. OCLC 705146189.