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
Subprefecture and commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Châteaudun
Châteaudun
Châteaudun
Coordinates: 48°04′18″N 1°20′19″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentEure-et-Loir
ArrondissementChâteaudun
CantonChâteaudun
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Didier Huguet
Area
1
28.48 km2 (11.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
13,195
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
28088 /28200
Elevation102–152 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
YearPop.±%
17935,957—    
18006,046+1.5%
18066,161+1.9%
18216,042−1.9%
18316,461+6.9%
18366,776+4.9%
18416,580−2.9%
18466,788+3.2%
18516,745−0.6%
18566,542−3.0%
18616,719+2.7%
18666,781+0.9%
18726,552−3.4%
18766,694+2.2%
18817,036+5.1%
18867,284+3.5%
18917,147−1.9%
YearPop.±%
18967,460+4.4%
19017,146−4.2%
19067,147+0.0%
19117,296+2.1%
19216,587−9.7%
19266,558−0.4%
19316,790+3.5%
19367,057+3.9%
19468,145+15.4%
19549,687+18.9%
196211,982+23.7%
196814,450+20.6%
197515,338+6.1%
198215,319−0.1%
199014,511−5.3%
199914,543+0.2%
200813,905−4.4%

Main sights

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

Churches
  • Saint-Valérien
  • La Madeleine
  • Saint-Jean-de-la-Chaîne
  • Saint-Lubin ruins
  • Saint-Lubin ruins
  • Notre-Dame-du-Champdé chapel (now cemetery entrance)
  • La Boissière chapel

Medieval houses
  • Cuirasserie street and Huileries street angle
  • Cuirasserie street and Huileries street angle
  • Louis Esnault house
  • Château's architects' house
  • Virgin's house
  • Virgin's house (detail)

Personalities

Châteaudun was the birthplace of:

Twin towns - sister cities

Châteaudun is twinned with:[2]

  • 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

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Villes en coopération". chambery.fr (in French). Châteaudun. Retrieved 2019-11-20.


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