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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Chartres |
| Canton | Maintenon |
| Intercommunality | Terrasses et Vallées de Maintenon |
| Mayor | Michel Bellanger (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 97–166 m (318–545 ft) (avg. 120 m/390 ft) |
| Land area1 | 11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,461 (2008) |
| - Density | 390 /km2 (1,000 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28227/ 28130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Maintenon 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 7,131 inhabitants (1999 census).
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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 are the ruins of the aqueduct of Maintenon, built by Louis XIV to carry water from the Eure River to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 2978 | 3325 | 3313 | 3388 | 4161 | 4440 | 4461 |
Maintenon is served by Maintenon station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line and on regional rail lines between Versailles and Chartres.
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