Croix-Chapeau
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, 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.
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
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ 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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