Maillebois

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Maillebois
Commune
The chateau in Maillebois
The chateau in Maillebois
Coat of arms of Maillebois
Coat of arms
Location of Maillebois
Maillebois is located in France
Maillebois
Maillebois
Coordinates: 48°37′48″N 1°08′57″E / 48.63°N 1.1492°E / 48.63; 1.1492Coordinates: 48°37′48″N 1°08′57″E / 48.63°N 1.1492°E / 48.63; 1.1492
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentEure-et-Loir
ArrondissementDreux
CantonSaint-Lubin-des-Joncherets
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Dreux
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Christian Maisons
Area
1
41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
912
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
28226 /28170
Elevation137–191 m (449–627 ft)
(avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Maillebois is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. The , a tributary of the Eure, runs through the town.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,040—    
1968770−26.0%
1975843+9.5%
1982828−1.8%
1990821−0.8%
1999917+11.7%
2008990+8.0%
2016930−6.1%

Places of interest[]

  • Chateau de Maillebois, a registered monument[2]
  • Rouvray farm, a former Chateau Fort (which is a fortified building, like a fortress, but often also a practical building) and registered monument.[3] It was a fort during the Hundred Years' War.
  • Les Forges de Dampierre-sur-Blévy, a former foundry and a registered monument[4]
  • is a former United States Air Force base near Maillebois

Famous residents[]

  • Jean-Baptiste Francois des Marets, marquis of Maillebois, was a Marshal of France.
  • Paul-Félix Armand-Delille, bacteriologist who introduced the myxomatosis virus in his estate of the château.
  • Hubert Latham lived in the Chateau de Maillebois (the family home)

See also[]

  • Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

Gallery[]

  • Rouvray farm

  • Chateau de Maillebois

  • Bust of Hubert Latham in the town centre.

  • Aerial photograph of Dreux-Louvilliers Air Base

  • The Blaise in Maillebois

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Base Mérimée: Chateau de Maillebois, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: Rouvray farm, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. ^ Base Mérimée: Les Forges de Dampierre-sur-Blévy, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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