Maillebois
Maillebois | ||
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Commune | ||
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Maillebois | ||
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region Maillebois | ||
Coordinates: 48°37′48″N 1°08′57″E / 48.63°N 1.1492°ECoordinates: 48°37′48″N 1°08′57″E / 48.63°N 1.1492°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
Arrondissement | Dreux | |
Canton | Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets | |
Intercommunality | Thymerais | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Vincent Gajas | |
Area1 | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 990 | |
• Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 28226 /28170 | |
Elevation |
137–191 m (449–627 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) | |
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. |
Maillebois is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. The Blaise, a tributary of the Eure, runs through the town.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 1,040 | — |
1968 | 770 | −26.0% |
1975 | 843 | +9.5% |
1982 | 828 | −1.8% |
1990 | 821 | −0.8% |
1999 | 917 | +11.7% |
2008 | 990 | +8.0% |
Interesting places
- Chateau de Maillebois, a registered monument[1]
- Rouvray farm, a former Chateau Fort (which is a fortified building, like a fortress, but often also a practical building) and registered monument.[2] It was a fort during the Hundred Years' War.
- Les Forges de Dampierre-sur-Blévy, a former foundry and a registered monument[3]
- Dreux-Louvilliers Air Base is a former United States Air Force base near Maillebois
Famous residents
- Jean-Baptiste Francois des Marets, marquis of Maillebois, was a Marshal of France.
- Hubert Latham lived in the Chateau de Maillebois (the family home)
See also
Gallery
- Rouvray farm
- Chateau de Maillebois
- Bust of Hubert Latham in the town centre.
- Aerial photograph of Dreux-Louvilliers Air Base
- The Blaise in Maillebois
References
External links
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