Croix-Chapeau
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Croix-Chapeau (French pronunciation: [kʁwa ʃapo]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Croix-Chapeau | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
 Location of Croix-Chapeau | |
  Croix-Chapeau  Croix-Chapeau | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′34″N 1°00′20″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | La Jarrie |
| Intercommunality | CA La Rochelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Bouffet[1] |
Area 1 | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,418 |
| • Density | 294/km2 (760/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. | |
History
From 1953 to 1966 there was a 500-bed U.S. Army hospital in Croix-Chapeau, run by the 28th General Hospital unit,[3] 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.[3]
Notable people
Paul Henderson, born August 15, 1962, in Croix-Chapeau, former chief minister of the Northern Territory for Australia.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 562 | — |
| 1975 | 555 | −0.18% |
| 1982 | 683 | +3.01% |
| 1990 | 863 | +2.97% |
| 1999 | 890 | +0.34% |
| 2007 | 1,087 | +2.53% |
| 2012 | 1,197 | +1.95% |
| 2017 | 1,245 | +0.79% |
| 2023 | 1,418 | +2.19% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
