Brou
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaudun | |
| Canton | Brou (main town) | |
| Community association | Grand Châteaudun | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 13 ' N , 1 ° 10' E | |
| height | 147-201 m | |
| surface | 19.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,403 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 172 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 28160 | |
| INSEE code | 28061 | |
| Website | http://www.brou28.com/ | |
 Brou Town Hall |
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Brou is a French municipality with 3403 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Eure-et-Loir in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châteaudun and is the capital of the canton of Brou .
geography
Brou is located on the Ozanne River and is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mottereau in the north, Yèvres in the east and south-east, Unverre in the south-west, Dampierre-sous-Brou in the west and Frazé in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 3,270 | 3,501 | 3,614 | 3,825 | 3,803 | 3.713 | 3,572 | 3,470 |
Attractions
- Saint-Lubin Church, built in the 12th century, with alterations in the 15th and 16th centuries
- Saint-Marc chapel, built in 1305, apse restored in the 18th and 19th centuries
- Wash houses on the Ozanne
- Half-timbered houses from the 15th century, one of them Monument historique since 1922
- Rue des Changes (Maison à pans de bois; a house since 1972 Monument historique)
Personalities
- Florimond I. Robertet (1458–1527), Minister of State under Louis XII. and Franz I, Baron von Brou (1509–1527)
Community partnerships
Partnerships have existed with the German community of Frankenberg (Eder) in Hesse since 1968 and with the British community of East Preston in West Sussex (England) .
Web links
Commons : Brou - collection of images, videos and audio files
