Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Dreux | |
| Canton | Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets | |
| Community association | Agglo du Pays de Dreux | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 35 ' N , 1 ° 14' E | |
| height | 183-223 m | |
| surface | 4.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,619 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 643 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 28170 | |
| INSEE code | 28089 | |
| Website | Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais | |
 Mairie Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais |
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Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais is a French commune with 2,619 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Eure-et-Loir in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Dreux and is the capital of the canton of Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets . The German partner community is Floh-Seligenthal .
history
In 1058 Albert Ribaud, Lord of the Thymerais stood up against Duke Wilhelm II of Normandy . Wilhelm seized the place Thimert and installed a governor there. The following year, King Henry I of France captured the castle and had it torn down. With the ruins of this castle, Gaston (or Gazon), Albert's brother, built a new castle in a clearing some distance away and named it Chastel-neuf. The place of the same name was formed around the castle and soon became the center of the Thymerais. In 1169 this castle was sacked by King Henry I of England , and later by King Henry II of England a second time, who also had the fortress burned down. In 1189 Hugues III built du Châtel, Seigneur du Thymerais open it up one more time.
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1968 | 2081 | 2248 | 2338 | 2459 | 2423 | 2549 | 2619 |
Personalities
Michel Boisrond (1921–2002), film director and screenwriter, born in Châteauneuf
