Jean Chastel (31 March 1708 – 1790) was a farmer and inn-keeper from the province of

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in France, noted for killing the Beast of Gévaudan on 19 June 1767 at Mont Mouchet. Chastel appeared as a character in the ''

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'' film. Chastel is also a werewolf in

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' novel ''Hunting Ground''. In this, he is both the Beast of Gévaudan and Jean Chastel. The werewolf known as Jean Chastel, after being threatened by the Marrok, stops hunting humans openly, and takes credit for the death of The Beast. Chastel continues to hunt humans, specifically women and children, but is more subtle. In the 2016 novel ''Loup-Garou: The Beast of Harmony Falls'' by David Reuben Aslin, Chastel appears as a werewolf who terrorizes the local population.

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