Voves
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| local community | Les Villages Vovéens | |
| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Chartres | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 16 ' N , 1 ° 38' E | |
| Post Code | 28150 | |
| Former INSEE code | 28422 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | http://www.ville-voves.fr | |
Voves is a village and a former French commune with 3,296 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Eure-et-Loir in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Chartres and the Canton of Voves .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the previous municipalities of Voves , Montainville , Rouvray-Saint-Florentin and Villeneuve-Saint-Nicolas were merged into a Commune nouvelle called Les Villages Vovéens and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are located in Voves.
geography
Voves is about 25 kilometers southeast of Chartres . The districts of Fainville, Saignolles, Genonville, Yerville, Sazeray, Lhopiteau and Villarceaux belonged to the municipality of Voves .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2352 | 2506 | 2619 | 2834 | 2785 | 2928 | 2910 | 3296 |
Attractions
- Saint-Lubin Church (12th-17th centuries)
- Fontaine Saint-Lubin
- Dolmen at the Fontaine Saint-Lubin
history
From 1942 to 1944 there was a French internment camp (French: Camp de Voves ) → Voves prison camp in Voves .
Personalities
- Philippe Alliot (* 1954), Formula 1 racing driver
