What is the etymology of the name "Paulet", attempt to answer this question, you just cite two studies from different geographical origins but may provide avenues for research, without giving an appropriate response for the surname "PAULET" present in Auvergne.

The page of this site is devoted to names, gives five towns or suburbs in France that have this name :

The Pollet, (Faubourg Dieppe) Seine Maritime (76), Saint Paulet de Caisson, Gard (30), Chick – Ain (01), Saint Paulet, Aude (11), town which houses the castle "The Prince Tour d'Auvergne Lauragais", Paulet (Paulay), (Common Vernet la Varenne) Puy de Dome (63), Other hamlets are cited in Auvergne, but seem to have disappeared nowadays.

For the first two of them, a tentative explanation is provided by the Gazetteer scholars Local.

• The Pollet, ancient maritime district of Dieppe :

  Nestled at the foot of the cliff east of Dieppe that dominates the Bonsecours Chapel, this area is still today very picturesque with its winding streets, dark alleys and steep, houses with brick walls, flint pebbles and even flagged the iron brackets which were suspended fishing nets and large spikes which clung, drying, the creuilles *¹ fish.

  The Pollet also spelled Flight or Paulet (see “Personal Items No. 5″ of the Edict of Nantes, cited in page names) is the traditional suburb of sailors and fishermen especially.

  Alain DEVAUX (folk group "the Pollet", wrote in his book " Our good old Pollet »*²) :

  Etymology of the name Pollet / Paulet Dieppe :

  Local and national scholars, who have carefully studied this issue, have expressed to very mixed reviews that we deliver the following. “The origin of Pollet is that it now seems lost in the mists of time, manuscripts which they have used do not go back on its antiquity beyond 940, this time, said one of the manuscripts, began to build, at the foot of the eastern shore, few houses from which formed the Pollet”.

  1. It was around 940 only, that they began to build solidly on Pollet, few houses and a chapel, under the name of Notre-Dame-des-Strikes. Thereafter, this suburb of fishermen grew considerably and became known Chick, name probably coming “poulier”.

     The position which commands the entrance to the River Arques, The Pollet, had, to 10^{th century}, some military value, Guibert tells us that because this is that 962 “Lothair II” come and besiege the Duke of Normandy “Richard 1er”.

     At the bottom there, soon 1030, a fishing village near the port had disposed nature since, that date, Gosselin, Lord of Arques, grants to the abbey of the Trinity-du-Mont de Rouen, a fish park to the same port of Dieppe.

     At the beginning of 11^th century, Dieppe was a poor fishing village whose modest shelters were hiding at the foot of the cliffs clustered at the eastern, almost a “poulier” conducive to the stranding of vessels” .

     From the 12^th century, mention is made of “Pollet besides water“.
     In a register of the former priory of Longueville is a written charter of Henry He, Duke of Normandy, where mention is made of the church and Pollet Neuville”.

     Later, March 1283, the word is quoted Polet “Villa Poleto” (Letters patent of the King of France, Philip He, yielding all that had the Archbishop of Rouen).

     At the end of 13^th century, almost all the fishermen lived on the right bank of the Arques, in the suburb of Pollet.

  2. In 13^th century, Pollet besides the water, almost exclusively populated by fishermen, grew and received perhaps a colony of Italian immigrants”. They were able to teach the use of the compass “Pole“an Italian (diminutive “Poletto”) matches “pole” and “small pole”. But this is only a hypothesis.

     So, Louis VITET Pollet and sees in its original (customs, language) Italian descendants. Why not But do not forget that the famous owner Jehan ANGO maintained at Dieppe fashionable Italianate, receiving, home, poets, artists, naturally, Mariners. Although other explanations have been proposed regarding the etymology of the word Pollet.

  3. Dom thinks DUPLESSIS : the ancient port was in the West ; when the river was opened a new bed on the other side of the valley, two ports were distinguished former, as the Western Harbour, the new port in the East, and gradually, was pronounced “Pordest“, then “Pordet“, and finally “Flight“.
     “Columnists Dieppe DAVID ASSELINE and Guibert” share this review.
  4. Other, as Michael Hardy, Charles BEAUREPAIRE, BUNEL and Tougard Speak rather alteration of the word “poulier” subsequently became time Pollet and meaningful clusters of pebbles, alluvium.
  5. The “HÉRICHER” Pollet brought the word from the Saxon Pool (swamp) found in liverpool, Poles, Chicken, Polley”.
  6. “BÉRANGER and THIEURY”, in their directory 1866, are still Cymric origin Pollet * and Germanic. This would be a place that amount of land newly released water”.

  Its origin is lost in the mists of time, Such is the truth in the present state of our knowledge, Pollet East Fort or Poulier or Pool or…?

  Maybe one day we will document he answer this question. Anyway, research reveals, if it is to find reality, talk and talk again about this typical neighborhood of our town of Dieppe, so rich in legends, suppositions, in controversies, Historians.

• Saint Paulet de Caisson - Gard (30)

  Located at the exit of the gorge’ Ardeche, to 4 Km from Pont St. Spirit, this village, the 1500 people about, is at the crossroads 3 Administrative Regions : Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence-Alpes-Cotes d'Azur, and Rhone-Alpes.

  Origin of the name of St. Paulet de Caisson:

  No official record of why this name, but two possibilities are considered :
  The village had to be on the land of the oaks (Forest Valbonne). Oaks (in Latin quercus) have been altered by “Box”.

  1. During penetration of Christianity were added a patron saint, Apostle Paul, in Late Latin diminutive Paulet (hypothesis Abbe CHAPUS, Cure Goudargues).
  2. In Roman times some of Cassius Paulus settled on the territory, and built his “Villa”, “Paul Cassius” will turn into St. Paulet de Caisson.
     The Roman gravestone which is in the grove of the Adviser it was not his ? Who will ever know! (family history Flandin).

As shown, reflective foundations laid by scholars opened the way for other suggestions, if you, you can submit them through the forum, or by any other means.

Notes
*1 : Name that herring fishermen are in the bowels of these fish.
*2 : Editions Bertout Luneray, 8 Rue de l'Abattoir 76200 Dieppe.