Droué
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Vendôme | |
| Canton | Le Perche | |
| Community association | Le Perche et Haut Vendômois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 2 ' N , 1 ° 5' E | |
| height | 143-214 m | |
| surface | 24.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 992 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41270 | |
| INSEE code | 41075 | |
| Website | http://www.droue.fr/ | |
 Droué town hall |
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Droué is a French municipality with 992 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Vendôme and the canton of Le Perche (until 2015: canton of Droué ). The inhabitants are called Drouésiens .
geography
Droué is about 53 kilometers north-northwest of Blois and about halfway between Orléans and Le Mans . Droué is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Fontenelle in the north and northwest, Le Poislay in the north, Boisgasson in the east, Bouffry in the south and east, La Chapelle-Vicomtesse in the south and south-west and Boursay in the west and south-west.
The Chartres – Bordeaux railway line and the Egvonne river run through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,022 | 1,065 | 1,291 | 1,322 | 1,353 | 1,205 | 1,134 | 1,013 |
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Attractions
- Whetstone, Monument historique since 1887
- Notre-Dame church in Boisseleau from the 12th century, monument historique since 1973
- Saint-Nicolas church in Bourguérin from the 15th / 16th centuries century
- Droué castle and park from the 17th century, monument historique
Saint-Nicolas church
Droué Castle
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Community partnerships
We have partnerships with the German community of Gondelsheim in Baden-Württemberg since 1979 and the British community of Rothwell in Northamptonshire (England).
