James Chambaud

James Chambaud (25 May 1927 – 4 November 2022) was a French doctor, sporting director, and politician. He served as chairman of Pau FC from 1962 to 1975 and was mayor of Lons from 1983 to 2014.

Biography A gastroenterologist by training, Chambaud interned at a hospital in Bordeaux. He opened his first practice in Pau in August 1955. He then succeeded José Bidegain as chairman of Pau FC, a position he held until 1975.

On 13 March 1983, Chambaud was elected mayor of Lons. 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.