Maintenon
Maintenon | |
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 Château de Maintenon in the town center | |
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  Maintenon | |
| Coordinates: 48°35′19″N 1°34′46″E / 48.5886°N 1.5794°ECoordinates: 48°35′19″N 1°34′46″E / 48.5886°N 1.5794°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Chartres |
| Canton | Épernon |
| Intercommunality | CA Chartres Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thomas Laforge |
| Area 1 | 11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 4,374 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/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. | |
Maintenon (French pronunciation: [mɛ̃tənɔ̃]) 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 7,075 inhabitants (2017).<ref>Comparateur de territoire, INSEE
History[]
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 to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
Population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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% |
People[]
- Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon
- Françoise-Marie de Bourbon - youngest daughter of Madame de Montespan and Louis XIV, born here in 1677
Transportation[]
Maintenon is served by 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[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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