| Croix-Chapeau | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′34″N 1°00′20″W / 46.1094°N 1.0055°WCoordinates: 46°06′34″N 1°00′20″W / 46.1094°N 1.0055°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | La Jarrie |
| Intercommunality | CA La Rochelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Jammet |
| Area1 | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 1,197 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17136 /17220 |
| Elevation | 17–51 m (56–167 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Croix-Chapeau is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
From 1953 to 1966 there was a 500-bed U.S. Army hospital in Croix-Chapeau, run by the 28th General Hospital unit. 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.