Châlus is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Richard I, King of England was b…Châlus is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Richard I, King of England was besieging Châlus in 1199 when Pierre Basile wounded him with a crossbow bolt; Richard died of the wound.