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In antiquity, a 'châtelet' was a little castle or fortress, wherein the ''chatelain'', or governor lodged.
Now, the term may refer to:

★ The city of Châtelet, Belgium.

★ Émilie du Châtelet, the 18th century French mathematician, physicist, and author.

★ François Châtelet (d. 1985), French historian of political philosophy.

★ 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, a theatre in Paris

★ Châtelet, a Metro station in Paris, located near the Place du Châtelet

★ Châtelet - Les Halles, the central commuter train station in Paris, attached to both the Châtelet and Les Halles metro stations.