Houx (Eure-et-Loir)
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Chartres | |
| Canton | Epernon | |
| Community association | Chartres metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 34 ′ N , 1 ° 37 ′ E | |
| height | 102-142 m | |
| surface | 6.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 758 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 121 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 28130 | |
| INSEE code | 28195 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-houx.com/ | |
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Houx is a French municipality with 758 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 Épernon (until 2015: Canton Maintenon ). The inhabitants are called Houssois .
geography
Houx is about 18 kilometers northeast of Chartres and about 20 kilometers west-southwest of Rambouillet on the Voise . Houx is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Hanches in the north and northeast, Gas in the east, Yermenonville in the south, Mévoisins in the southwest and Maintenon in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 213 | 240 | 260 | 303 | 428 | 653 | 791 | 807 |
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Culture and sights
- Saint-Léger church from the 15th century
- Saint-Mamert chapel
- Ruin of a windmill
- Watermills
Web links
Commons : Houx - collection of images, videos and audio files
