Rouvres (Eure-et-Loir)

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Rouvres
Coat of arms of Rouvres
Rouvres (France)
Rouvres
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement Dreux
Canton Anet
Community association Agglo du Pays de Dreux
Coordinates 48 ° 50 ′  N , 1 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′  N , 1 ° 29 ′  E
height 64-132 m
surface 16.24 km 2
Residents 823 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 51 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 28260
INSEE code

Rouvres is a French municipality with 823 inhabitants (at 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 Anet .

history

The Château de Rouvres is believed to be the place where Jacques de Brézé stabbed his wife with the sword in 1477 after surprising her in adultery.

Population development

  • 1962: 363
  • 1968: 400
  • 1975: 450
  • 1982: 604
  • 1990: 666
  • 1999: 775
  • 2012: 834
  • 2017: 823
Saint Martin Church

Web links

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