Fontenay-sur-Eure
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Chartres | |
| Canton | Lucé | |
| Community association | Chartres metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 24 ' N , 1 ° 24' E | |
| height | 135-161 m | |
| surface | 13.8 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,016 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 74 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 28630 | |
| INSEE code | 28158 | |
.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Fontenay-sur-Eure, in the background the church of Saint-Séverin |
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Fontenay-sur-Eure is a French commune with 1,016 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 Chartres and the canton of Lucé (until 2015: canton of Chartres-Sud-Ouest ).
geography
Fontenay-sur-Eure is about eight kilometers southwest of Chartres on the Eure . Fontenay-sur-Eure is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Amilly in the north, Lucé in the northeast, Luisant in the east and northeast, Barjouville in the east, Thivars in the southeast, Mignières in the south and southeast, Nogent-sur-Eure in the south and southwest and Saint- Georges-sur-Eure to the west and north-west.
Demographics
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 330 | 364 | 495 | 571 | 669 | 708 | 803 | 1016 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Séverin church, historic monument since 1987
Personalities
- Noël Ballay (1847–1902), doctor and naturalist, colonial ruler
Web links
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