Châtelet
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In antiquity, a châtelet was a little castle or fortress, wherein the chatelain, or governor lodged.
Now, the term may refer to:
- The city of Châtelet, Belgium.
- Émilie du Châtelet, the 18th century French mathematician, physicist, and author.
- François Châtelet (d. 1985), French historian of political philosophy.
- Place du Châtelet, a public square in Paris, on the Right Bank of the Seine on the border of the 1st and 4th arrondissements.
- Théâtre du Châtelet, a theatre in Paris
- Châtelet, a Metro station in Paris, located near the Place du Châtelet
- Châtelet - Les Halles, the central commuter train station in Paris, attached to both the Châtelet and Les Halles metro stations.