Châteaudun

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Coordinates: 48°04′18″N 1°20′19″E / 48.071667, 1.33867

Commune of Châteaudun

Château de Châteaudun
Location
Châteaudun (France)
Châteaudun
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement Châteaudun
Canton Châteaudun
(chief town)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Dunois
Mayor Didier Huguet
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 102 m–152 m
(avg. 140 m)
Land area¹ 28.48 km²
Population²
(1999)		 14,543
 - Density 510.6/km²
Miscellaneous
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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Châteaudun is a commune of the Eure-et-Loir département, in France. It is a sous-préfecture of Eure-et-Loir counting about 15,000 inhabitants.

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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] Sights

Its château is known for being the first on the road to Loire Valley, from Paris.

[edit] Births

Châteaudun was the birthplace of:

[edit] Twin towns

Châteaudun is twinned with:

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Châteaudun (Eure-et-Loir) Donjon and chapel of the château

Fountain and façade of the town hall of Châteaudun

Coordinates: 48°04′18″N, 1°20′19″E

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Châteaudun was also a castle in Paris, France in between Montmartre and the opera house. It is located in the heart of the Theater District. It is now a hotel for tourists visiting France.