Chaudon
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Dreux | |
| Canton | Dreux-2 | |
| Community association | Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 40 ′ N , 1 ° 30 ′ E | |
| height | 86-140 m | |
| surface | 11.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,685 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 149 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 28210 | |
| INSEE code | 28094 | |
| Website | http://dm.chaudon.pagesperso-orange.fr/ | |
Chaudon is a French commune with 1,685 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 Dreux and the canton Dreux-2 (until 2015: canton Nogent-le-Roi ).
geography
Chaudon is located about eight kilometers southeast of Dreux on the Eure , which also forms the northeastern municipal boundary. Chaudon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Croisilles in the north, Bréchamps in the east and north-east, Nogent-le-Roi in the east and south-east, Ormoy in the south and Villemeux-sur-Eure in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 742 | 882 | 873 | 1.009 | 1,364 | 1,411 | 1,548 | 1,655 | |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Médard church, built around 1120
- Mormoulins Mill, a historic monument since 2003
- Mormoulins Castle
Personalities
- Laurent Cassegrain (around 1629–1693), astronomer
Web links
Commons : Chaudon - collection of images, videos and audio files
