Saint-Georges-sur-Eure
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Chartres | |
| Canton | Illiers-Combray | |
| Community association | Chartres metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 25 ' N , 1 ° 22' E | |
| height | 141-165 m | |
| surface | 15.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,803 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 182 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 28190 | |
| INSEE code | 28337 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-georges-sur-eure.fr/ | |
 Saint-Georges church |
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Saint-Georges-sur-Eure is a French commune with 2,803 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Eure-et-Loir in the region Center-Val de Loire . Saint-Georges-sur-Eure belongs to the Arrondissement Chartres and is part of the canton Illiers-Combray .
geography
Saint-Georges-sur-Eure is about twelve kilometers west of Chartres on the Eure River . Saint-Georges-sur-Eure is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Cintray in the north, Amilly in the east and northeast, Fontenay-sur-Eure in the southeast, Nogent-sur-Eure and Chauffours in the south, Ollé in the southwest, Orrouer in the west and southwest as well Saint-Luperce in the north-west.
The municipality's train station in the small village of La Taye is on the Chartres – Bordeaux railway line .
population
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| year | 1793 | 1856 | 1901 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 650 | 700 | 806 | 874 | 996 | 1233 | 1734 | 2039 | 2254 | 2445 | 2534 | 2803 |
Attractions
- Saint-Georges church, monument historique since 1926
- Lake of Saint-Georges-sur-Eure
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Personalities
- Jean Moulin (1899–1943), leader of the Resistance
- Hélène Bessette (1918–2000), writer
