Chaulhac | |
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Coordinates: 44°55′23″N 3°15′26″E / 44.9231°N 3.2572°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Lozère |
Arrondissement | Mende |
Canton | Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole |
Intercommunality | Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Rousset [1] |
Area 1 | 9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 62 |
• Density | 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
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. |
Chaulhac is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. [3]
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).) [4]