Châtelet or Chatelet may refer to: *Châtelet, a type of large

gatehouse A gatehouse is a type of fortified gateway, an entry control point building, enclosing or accompanying a gateway for a town, religious house, castle, manor house, or other fortification building of importance. Gatehouses are typically the most ...

, a fortified entry point of a castle

Places

Belgium

* Châtelet, Belgium, a municipality in the province of Hainaut

France

* Grand Châtelet, a former stronghold with courts, police, and prisons on the site of the Place du Châtelet * 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 The Théâtre du Châtelet () is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. One of two theatres (the other being the Théâtre de la Ville) built on the site of a ''châtelet'', a ...

, a theatre in Paris, on the Place du Châtelet *

Châtelet (Paris Métro) Châtelet or Chatelet may refer to: *Châtelet, a type of large gatehouse A gatehouse is a type of fortified gateway, an entry control point building, enclosing or accompanying a gateway for a town, religious house, castle, manor house, or ot ...

, a Metro station in Paris, located near the Place du Châtelet * Châtelet–Les Halles (Paris RER), the central commuter train station in Paris, attached to both the Châtelet and Les Halles metro stations *

Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse (, literally ''Le Châtelet on Meuse'') is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. It contains the source of the River Meuse, which is very close to the commune's village of Pouilly-en-Bassigny. ...

, a commune in Haute-Marne that is near the source of the Meuse

Switzerland

* Le Châtelet (mountain), in Switzerland

Other uses

* Châtelet surface, a surface in algebraic geometry

People with the surname

* Albert Châtelet (1883–1960), French mathematician and politician *

Émilie du Châtelet Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet (; 17 December 1706 – 10 September 1749) was a French mathematician and physicist. Her most recognized achievement is her philosophical magnum opus, ''Institutions de Physique'' ...

(1706−1749), French mathematician, physicist, and author *

François Châtelet Michel François Jacques Châtelet (; April 27, 1925 – December 26, 1985) was a historian of philosophy and political philosophy, philosopher and professor in the socratic tradition. He was the husband of philosopher Noëlle Châtelet. Châ ...