Maintenon
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| Château de Maintenon in the town center Château de Maintenon in the town center | |
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Coat of arms of Maintenon Coat of arms | |
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| 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[1] |
Area 1 | 11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
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| 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. | |
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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).[2]
History
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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 is the ruined aqueduct of Maintenon, built by Louis XIV to carry water from the Eure to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,325 | — |
| 1975 | 3,313 | −0.05% |
| 1982 | 3,388 | +0.32% |
| 1990 | 4,161 | +2.60% |
| 1999 | 4,440 | +0.72% |
| 2007 | 4,441 | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 4,418 | −0.10% |
| 2017 | 4,292 | −0.58% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
People
[edit | edit source]- Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon
- Françoise-Marie de Bourbon - youngest daughter of Madame de Montespan and Louis XIV, born here in 1677
Transportation
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Maintenon is served by Maintenon station 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 Rambouillet.
See also
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- ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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