Châlus

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Coordinates: 45°39′21″N 0°58′53″E / 45.65583, 0.98139

Administration
Commune of Châlus
Location

Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Limoges
Canton	Châlus (chief town)
Intercommunality	CC des Monts de Châlus
Mayor	Alain Brezaudy (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	310–444 m
Land area^¹	27.98 km²
Population^² (1999)	1,759
- Density	63/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	87032/ 87230
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Châlus (Occitan: Chasluç) is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of France, in the Limousin région.

1 History
2 Sights
3 Demographics
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Châlus' claim to fame is that Richard I of England was killed here by a crossbow bolt, shot by one Pierre Basile while besieging the castle in 1199.

[edit] Sights

Châlus has a ruined castle (now named Château de Chalus-Chabrol).

Richard's bowels are still preserved in the chapel, and there is a medieval garden. Other attractions of the village include a museum dedicated to the chestnut.