Coordinates: 48°04′18″N 1°20′19″E / 48.071667°N 1.33867°E
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Commune of Châteaudun |
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 Château de Châteaudun |
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| Location | |
  Châteaudun
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Châteaudun |
| Canton | Châteaudun |
| Intercommunality | Dunois |
| Mayor | Didier Huguet (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 102–152 m (330–500 ft) (avg. 140 m/460 ft) |
| Land area1 | 28.48 km2 (11.00 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 14,543 (1999) |
| - Density | 511 /km2 (1,320 /sq mi) |
| 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. | |
Châteaudun is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in north-central France. It is a sub-prefecture of Eure-et-Loir.
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Geography
Châteaudun is located about 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Orléans, and about 50 km (31 mi) south-southwest of Chartres, on the river Loir, a tributary of the Sarthe.
Heraldry
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The arms of Châteaudun are blazoned : |
Sights
Its château is known for being the first on the road to Loire Valley, from Paris.
Notable people
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
Twin towns
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, the Czech Republic
Stranraer, Scotland
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Tourist office website (in English and French)
 Châteaudun (Eure-et-Loir) Donjon and chapel of the château |
 Fountain and façade of the town hall of Châteaudun |
 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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