Châteaudun
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaudun | |
| Canton | Châteaudun | |
| Community association | Grand Châteaudun | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 4 ′ N , 1 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 102-152 m | |
| surface | 28.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 13,195 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 463 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 28200 | |
| INSEE code | 28088 | |
| Website | www.ville-chateaudun.com | |
 Châteaudun castle towering over the city |
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Châteaudun is a French municipality with 13,195 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Eure-et-Loir in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it is the administrative seat of the arrondissement of Châteaudun and the capital of the canton of Châteaudun . The inhabitants are called "Dunois".
history
In the Middle Ages, Châteaudun, as the capital of the county of Châteaudun, was owned by the Counts of Blois , who installed the Vice Count of Châteaudun here . In the 15th century, Châteaudun was the capital of the county of Dunois , which emerged from the vice-county.
After a fire in 1723, the new town around the town hall square was rebuilt by Jules Hardouin-Mansart .
During the Franco-Prussian War , the city was attacked at the Battle of Châteaudun . On October 18, 1870, Prussian troops of the 22nd Division captured the city. It was severely damaged during the house-to-house battle with the Franc tireurs . Many houses were deliberately set on fire even after the fighting ended.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 11,982 | 14,450 | 15,338 | 15,319 | 14,511 | 14,543 | 13,955 | 13,195 |
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economy
- Established companies: Nortel, Paulstra
- Châteaudun military airfield
Attractions
- Châteaudun Castle (12th-16th centuries)
- Saint-Valérien church
- Former abbey church of Sainte-Madeleine, partly Romanesque
- Old town ( les vieux quartiers ) with Renaissance houses
- Ruins of the Saint-Lubin church
- Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Histoire Naturelle (Museum of Fine Arts and Natural History) with prehistoric , Egyptian and medieval exhibits as well as a large collection of birds
- Grottes du Foulon , the caves of Foulon
Town twinning
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Schweinfurt , Germany
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Cap-de-la-Madeleine , Canada
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Seville Marchena , Spain
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Dublin Arklow , Ireland
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Kroměříž , Czech Republic
Personalities
- Christophe Ferré , writer, spent part of his childhood in Châteaudun
- Brice Feillu (* 1985), racing cyclist
- Romain Feillu (* 1984), racing cyclist
- Pierre Guédron (* around 1570; † after 1620), singer and composer
- Jules Péan (* 1830 in Marboué, 4 km north of Châteaudun; † 1898), surgeon
- Edgard Boutaric (1829–1877), historian
