Chaulhac | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Mende |
Canton: | Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole |
Insee: | 48046 |
Postal Code: | 48140 |
Mayor: | Gérard Rousset[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac |
Coordinates: | 44.9231°N 3.2572°W |
Elevation M: | 916 |
Elevation Min M: | 740 |
Elevation Max M: | 1024 |
Area Km2: | 9.47 |
Chaulhac is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.[2]
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).)[3]