| James Chambaud | |
| Birth Date: | 1927 5, df=y |
| Death Place: | Pau, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Doctor Sporting director |
| Party: | RPR UMP |
| Office: | Mayor of Lons |
| Term Start: | 13 March 1983 |
| Term End: | 8 March 2014 |
| Predecessor: | Maurice Baudrit |
| Successor: | Nicolas Patriarche |
| Office2: | Chairman of Pau FC |
| Term Start2: | 1962 |
| Term End2: | 1975 |
James Chambaud (25 May 1927 – 4 November 2022) was a French doctor, sporting director, and politician.[1] He served as chairman of Pau FC from 1962 to 1975 and was mayor of Lons from 1983 to 2014.[2]
A gastroenterologist by training, Chambaud interned at a hospital in Bordeaux. He opened his first practice in Pau in August 1955. He then succeeded as chairman of Pau FC, a position he held until 1975.[3]
On 13 March 1983, Chambaud was elected mayor of Lons.[2] As mayor, he was involved in the launch of the Étoiles de Pau, an eventing competition.[2] During his mandate, the population of Lons tripled, with 5000 inhabitants in 1981 and 13,000 in 2014.[4] By the end of his mandate, it had become the second-most populated municipality in Béarn. In 2015, the Espace James Chambaud, a performance hall in Lons, was dedicated to him.
Chambaud died in Pau on 4 November 2022, at the age of 95.[4]
