Châteaudun
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Commune of Châteaudun Château de Châteaudun |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 1.33867 |
| Latitude | 48.071667 |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Châteaudun |
| Canton | Châteaudun (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Dunois |
| Mayor | Alain Venot (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 102 m–152 m (avg. 140 m) |
| Land area¹ | 28.48 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
14,543 |
| - Density () | 510.6/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28088/ 28200 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Châteaudun is a commune of the Eure-et-Loir département, in France. It is a sous-préfecture of Eure-et-Loir counting about 15,000 inhabitants.
[edit] Geopgraphy
Châteaudun is located about 45 km northwest of Orléans, and about 50 km south-southwest of Chartres, on the river Loir, a tributary of the Sarthe.
[edit] Sights
Its château is known for being the first on the road to Loire Valley, from Paris.
 Châteaudun (Eure-et-Loir) Donjon and chapel of the château |
 Fountain and façade of the town hall of Châteaudun |
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Châteaudun was also a castle in Paris, France in between Montmartre and the opera house. It is located in the heart of the Theater District. It is now a hotel for tourists visiting France.
