Châteldon

Châteldon is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme depairtment in Auvergne in central Fraunce.

Aboot the toun
Châteldon is a medieval veelage in the northren pairt o Auvergne.  It dates frae the early Middle Ages, wi mony o its biggins datin back tae the 14t century.  The toun's fortifications are still in evidence.

The veelage lees on the wastren edge o the Montagne Bourbonnaise an the northren edge o the Livadois-Forez Park, the lairgest natur pairk in Europe.  Tae the wast lees the Limagne, whaur the Allier an Dore rivers converge.  Nineteen kilometres tae the north is the Ceety o Vichy.

Castle Châteldon wis ance awned bi Prime Meenister Pierre Laval. It remains the prime landmark o the veelage.

Nearby touns
In the Region o Châteldon :Lachaux, Puy-Guillaume an Ris ;

Admeenistration
 Leet o the Mayors o Châteldon Election Date  Name  1790  Jean-Baptiste Couher 1792  Louis Chabrier 1793  Jean-Baptiste Quissac 1800  Michel Delaire 1810  Hugues Debrit 1926  Léon Seneque 1929  Victor Rivet 1940  Charles Cocurat 1964  Victor Ducher 1965  René Verdier 1971  René Verdier 1977  René Verdie 1978  Genès Fradin 1983  Genès Fradin 1989  Jean-Paul Dassaud 1995  Jean-Paul Dassaud 1997  Tony Bernard 2001  Tony Bernard 2008  Tony Bernard

Demographics

Mineral watter
Châteldon is kent for its naturally carbonatit mineral watter. It wis the first mineral watter exploitit in Fraunce an transportit bi bottles tae the Court o Louis XIV in Versailles. This water is uised for its diuretic and digestive properties. It is an aw rich in potassium, sodium an fluorine. In Fraunce, ane finds the watter o Châteldon in the lairge hotels an restaurants, an in delicatessens. In 1650, the first doctor o the keeng, Guy-Crescent Fagon, praised the virtues o Châteldon to Louis XIV.

Fowk
Châteldon wis the birthplace o Pierre Laval (1883–1945), French politeecian.

See an aw
Communes o the Puy-de-Dôme depairtment

References
 INSEE commune file

Freemit airtins

Offeecial steid o Châteldon

Category:Communes o Puy-de-Dôme