Châteaudun
Châteaudun (French pronunciation: [ʃɑtodœ̃]) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Châteaudun | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Chateau | |
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Location of Châteaudun 
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| Coordinates: 48°04′18″N 1°20′19″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Châteaudun |
| Canton | Châteaudun |
| Intercommunality | Dunois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Didier Huguet |
| Area 1 | 28.48 km2 (11.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 13,195 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28088 /28200 |
| Elevation | 102–152 m (335–499 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Châteaudun is located about 45 km northwest of Orléans, and about 50 km south-southwest of Chartres. It lies on the river Loir, a tributary of the Sarthe.
Employment
The area is rich agricultural land, but a major local employer is the Châteaudun Air Base just to the east of the town and much larger than it.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 5,957 | — |
| 1800 | 6,046 | +1.5% |
| 1806 | 6,161 | +1.9% |
| 1821 | 6,042 | −1.9% |
| 1831 | 6,461 | +6.9% |
| 1836 | 6,776 | +4.9% |
| 1841 | 6,580 | −2.9% |
| 1846 | 6,788 | +3.2% |
| 1851 | 6,745 | −0.6% |
| 1856 | 6,542 | −3.0% |
| 1861 | 6,719 | +2.7% |
| 1866 | 6,781 | +0.9% |
| 1872 | 6,552 | −3.4% |
| 1876 | 6,694 | +2.2% |
| 1881 | 7,036 | +5.1% |
| 1886 | 7,284 | +3.5% |
| 1891 | 7,147 | −1.9% |
| 1896 | 7,460 | +4.4% |
| 1901 | 7,146 | −4.2% |
| 1906 | 7,147 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 7,296 | +2.1% |
| 1921 | 6,587 | −9.7% |
| 1926 | 6,558 | −0.4% |
| 1931 | 6,790 | +3.5% |
| 1936 | 7,057 | +3.9% |
| 1946 | 8,145 | +15.4% |
| 1954 | 9,687 | +18.9% |
| 1962 | 11,982 | +23.7% |
| 1968 | 14,450 | +20.6% |
| 1975 | 15,338 | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 15,319 | −0.1% |
| 1990 | 14,511 | −5.3% |
| 1999 | 14,543 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 13,905 | −4.4% |
Main sights
Its château is known for being the first on the road to Loire Valley, from Paris.
Churches
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Saint-Valérien.jpg)
La Madeleine.jpg)
Saint-Jean-de-la-Chaîne.jpg)
Saint-Lubin ruins
Saint-Lubin ruins
Notre-Dame-du-Champdé chapel (now cemetery entrance).jpg)
La Boissière chapel
Medieval houses
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Cuirasserie street and Huileries street angle.jpg)
Cuirasserie street and Huileries street angle.jpg)
Louis Esnault house.jpg)
Château's architects' house.jpg)
Virgin's house.jpg)
Virgin's house (detail)
Personalities
Châteaudun was the birthplace of:
- Pierre Guédron (1570–1620), composer
- Nicolas Chaperon (1612–1656) painter
- Edmond Modeste Lescarbault (1814), doctor and amateur astronomer
- Romain Feillu (1984) road racing cyclist
- Brice Feillu (1985) road racing cyclist
Twin towns - sister cities
Châteaudun is twinned with:[2]
Gallery
Châteaudun (Eure-et-Loir) Donjon and chapel of the château
Fountain and façade of the town hall of Châteaudun
A member of the FFI poses with his Bren gun at Châteaudun - 1944
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Villes en coopération". chambery.fr (in French). Châteaudun. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Châteaudun. |
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. 5 (11th ed.). 1911.
- Official website (in French)
- Tourist office website (in English and French)
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