Châteaudun
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Châteaudun |
| Canton | Châteaudun |
| Intercommunality | Dunois |
| Mayor | Didier Huguet (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 102–152 m (335–499 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
| Land area1 | 28.48 km2 (11.00 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 13,905 (2008) |
| - Density | 488 /km2 (1,260 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28088/ 28200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°04′18″N 1°20′19″E / 48.0717°N 1.3387°E
Châteaudun is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of Eure-et-Loir.
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[edit] Geography
Châteaudun is located about 45 km northwest of Orléans, and about 50 km south-southwest of Chartres, on the river Loir, a tributary of the Sarthe.
[edit] 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% |
[edit] Main sights
Its château is known for being the first on the road to Loire Valley, from Paris.
[edit] Churches
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Saint-Valérien
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La Madeleine
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Saint-Jean-de-la-Chaîne
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Saint-Lubin ruins
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Saint-Lubin ruins
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Notre-Dame-du-Champdé chapel (now cemetery entrance)
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La Boissière chapel
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[edit] Medieval houses
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Cuirasserie street and Huileries street angle
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Cuirasserie street and Huileries street angle
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Louis Esnault house
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Château's architects' house
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Virgin's house
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Virgin's house (detail)
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[edit] Personalities
Châteaudun was the birthplace of:
- Pierre Guédron (1570–1620), composer
- Nicolas Chaperon (1612–1656) painter
- Romain Feillu (1984) road racing cyclist
- Brice Feillu (1985) road racing cyclist
[edit] International relations
Châteaudun is twinned with:
Schweinfurt, Germany
Cap-de-la-Madeleine (amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002), Canada
Arklow, Ireland
Marchena, Spain
Kroměříž, Czech Republic
Stranraer, United Kingdom
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website (in French)
- Tourist office website (in English and French)
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Châteaudun (Eure-et-Loir) Donjon and chapel of the château
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Fountain and façade of the town hall of Châteaudun
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Watched by two small boys, a member of the FFI (French Forces of the Interior) poses with his Bren gun at Chateaudun - 1944
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