Châteldon

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Coordinates: 45°58′39″N 3°31′16″E / 45.9775, 3.52111111111

Administration
Commune of Châteldon View of Châteldon
Location

Country	France
Region	Auvergne
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Thiers
Canton	Châteldon (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality	none
Mayor	Tony Bernard (PS) (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	285 m–862 m (avg. 300 m)
Land area^¹	28.43 km²
Population^² (1999)	737
- Density	25.9/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	63102/ 63290
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Châteldon is a French town and commune located in the département of Puy-de-Dôme and the région of Auvergne.

1 Nearby towns
2 Administration
3 Demographics
4 The Mineral water of Châteldon
5 Miscellaneous
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Nearby towns

In the Region of Châteldon :
Lachaux, Puy-Guillaume and Ris ;

[edit] Administration

List of the Mayors of Châteldon
Election Date	Name
September 1790	Jean-Baptiste Couher
October 1792	Louis Chabrier
December 1793	Jean-Baptiste Quissac
29 June 1800	Michel Delaire
11 June 1810	Hugues Debrit
7 March 1926	Léon Seneque
May 1929	Victor Rivet
July 1940	Charles Cocurat
31 March 1964	Victor Ducher
14 March 1965	René Verdier
March 1971	René Verdier
March 1977	René Verdier
13 January 1978	Genès Fradin
March 1983	Genès Fradin
March 1989	Jean-Paul Dassaud
June 1995	Jean-Paul Dassaud
May 1997	Tony Bernard
March 2001	Tony Bernard
March 2008	Tony Bernard

[edit] Demographics

Demographic Evolution
v. 1882	1990	1999
1 946	840	737

[edit] The Mineral water of Châteldon

Châteldon is known for its naturally gasified mineral water. It was the first mineral water exploited in France and transported by bottles to the Court of Louis XIV in Versailles. This water is used for its diuretic and digestive properties. It is also rich in potassium, sodium and fluorine. In France, one finds the water of Châteldon in the large hotels and restaurants, and in delicatessens. In 1650, the first doctor of the king, Guy-Crescent Fagon, praised the virtues of Châteldon to Louis XIV.

[edit] Miscellaneous

Châteldon was the birthplace of Pierre Laval (1883-1945), French Politician.

[edit] References

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