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Commune in Occitania, France
Chaulhac
Commune
Location of Chaulhac
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Coordinates: 44°55′23″N 3°15′26″E / 44.9231°N 3.2572°E / 44.9231; 3.2572
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLozère
ArrondissementMende
CantonSaint-Alban-sur-Limagnole
IntercommunalityTerres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Rousset
Area9.47 km (3.66 sq mi)
Population59
 • Density6.2/km (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code48046 /48140
Elevation740–1,024 m (2,428–3,360 ft)
(avg. 916 m or 3,005 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Notable people

Guy de Chauliac, a physician, was 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).)

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. "Guy de Chauliac | French physician | Britannica".
Communes of the Lozère department


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