Nogent-le-Rotrou
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Commune of Nogent-le-Rotrou |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Nogent-le-Rotrou |
| Canton | Nogent-le-Rotrou (chief town) |
| Mayor | François Huwart (2008 – 2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 97 m–213 m (avg. 108 m) |
| Land area¹ | 23.49 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
11,524 |
| - Density | 490/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 28280/ 28400 |
| 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. | |
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Nogent-le-Rotrou is a commune in the west of the Eure-et-Loir département, in France. It is a sous-préfecture and is located on the Huisne River, 56 kilometers west of Chartres on the RN23. It was the former capital of the county of Perche. The most famous site in Nogent-le-Rotrou is the Château Saint Jean.
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