In August 1617, Vincent de Paul was installed as  Parish Priest of Châtillon-les-Dombes,  a  town of 2000 people, in the Lyons region of France.  His experience of the faith of the country people, encountered at Clichy,  was reaffirmed here at Châtillon.  It was also at Châtillon that he founded the first Confraternity of Charity, a group of lay people to help those in need.  The Confraternities of Charity continue today not only in France, but throughout the world, and are now known also as the International Association of Charities (AIC). More details of their current work can be found at AIC Secretariate Site  The parish Church of Vincent's time still exists at Châtillon, now called Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne.