Maintenon

Maintenon
Château de Maintenon in the town center
Coat of arms
Location of Maintenon
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement	Chartres
Canton	Maintenon
Intercommunality	Terrasses et Vallées de Maintenon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Bellanger
Area 1	11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	4,461
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	28227 /28130
Elevation	97–166 m (318–545 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

For the racehorse, see Maintenon (horse).

Maintenon is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 63.5 km (39.5 mi) southwest of the center of Paris.

Maintenon, together with the neighbouring commune of Pierres, form an urban area of 7,131 inhabitants (1999 census).

History

Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon

Maintenon is known for its picturesque Château de Maintenon, first home to the family d’Angennes, Marquis de Maintenon, later home of Madame de Maintenon, morganatic second wife of King Louis XIV.

Another tourist attraction are the ruins of the aqueduct of Maintenon, built by Louis XIV to carry water from the Eure River to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,978	—
1968	3,325	+11.7%
1975	3,313	−0.4%
1982	3,388	+2.3%
1990	4,161	+22.8%
1999	4,440	+6.7%
2008	4,461	+0.5%

Personalities

• Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon
• Françoise-Marie de Bourbon - youngest daughter of Madame de Montespan and Louis XIV, born here in 1677

Transportation

The station

Maintenon is served by Maintenon station on the fast regional rail line between Paris and Le Mans via Chartres. Maintenon is connected to the Ile de France network of suburban trains which start at Rambouliet.

See also

• Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

References

• INSEE