Nogent-le-Roi
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| Nogent-le-Roi | ||
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Location within Centre region  Nogent-le-Roi | ||
| Coordinates: 48°38′58″N 1°31′46″E / 48.6494°N 1.5294°ECoordinates: 48°38′58″N 1°31′46″E / 48.6494°N 1.5294°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Dreux | |
| Canton | Nogent-le-Roi | |
| Intercommunality | Quatre Vallées | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Paul Mallet | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 13.01 km2 (5.02 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Population2 | 4,114 | |
| • Population2 Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28279 / 28210 | |
| Elevation | 91–138 m (299–453 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Nogent-le-Roi is a commune in the department of Eure-et-Loir in the Centre region in northern France.
It is located some 20 kilometres north of Chartres and a shorter distance to the southeast of Dreux.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,833 | — |
| 1968 | 1,876 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 2,527 | +34.7% |
| 1982 | 3,267 | +29.3% |
| 1990 | 3,832 | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 4,142 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 4,114 | −0.7% |
Royal deaths
The first king of the Valois dynasty, Philip VI of France died at Nogent in August 1350, his father, Charles of Valois, himself also having died here in December 1325.
International relations
The town is twinned with Heddesheim near Mannheim in Germany.
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