Adelphe Chasles

Henri Lubin Adelphe Chasles (5 October 1795 – 28 January 1868) was a 19th-century French politician.

He was appointed mayor by King Louis-Philippe in 1830, although Chasles had anonymously written anticlerical articles in a local newspaper.

He was also president of the of Chartres.

As mayor of Chartres he was responsible for the creation of the district of Petits-Blés, the demolishing of fortifications and bridging the gap that stretched from place Saint-Michel to that of the Épars. The creation of Boulevard Chasles (formerly Boulevard Saint-Michel) and rue Mathurin Régnier. The destruction of the walls between the gate of Chatelet and that of Saint-Jean, the creation of the Savings Bank of the city, the slaughterhouses of Saint-Brice, a shelter hall and the lighting by gas of the city. He was also responsible for helping with the reconstruction of the Chartes Cathedral, after the disastrous fire of 4 June 1836, despite his past anticlerical actions.

Chasles was made chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1844.

He died in Paris on 28 January 1868, and is interred at the Père Lachaise Cemetery.