Chaulhac

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Chaulhac
Chaulhac is located in France
Chaulhac
Chaulhac
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Chaulhac is located in Languedoc-Roussillon
Chaulhac
Chaulhac
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Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Lozère
Arrondissement Mende
Canton Le Malzieu-Ville
Intercommunality Terres d'Apcher
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gérard Rousset[1]
Area1 9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 79
 • Density 8.3/km2 (22/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 48046 / 48140
Elevation 740–1,024 m (2,428–3,360 ft)
(avg. 916 m or 3,005 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chaulhac is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.

Notable People

Guy de Chauliac, a physician, is born here around 1300. He is known for his lengthy and influential treatise on surgery in Latin, titled "Chirurgia Magna." He was the personal physician and surgeon to Pope Clement VI (1342–1352), Pope Innocent VI (1352–1362), and Pope Urban V (1362–1370).)[2]

See also

References

  1. Site du conseil général de la Lozère
  2. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/108069/Guy-de-Chauliac

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