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Coordinates: 48°04′18″N 1°20′19″E / 48.071667°N 1.33867°E / 48.071667; 1.33867

Commune of Châteaudun

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Château de Châteaudun
Location
Châteaudun is located in France
Châteaudun
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement Châteaudun
Canton Châteaudun
Intercommunality Dunois
Mayor Didier Huguet
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 102–152 m (330–500 ft)
(avg. 140 m/460 ft)
Land area1 28.48 km2 (11.00 sq mi)
Population2 14,543  (1999)
 - Density 511 /km2 (1,320 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 28088/ 28200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Châteaudun is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in north-central France. It is a sub-prefecture of Eure-et-Loir.

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Geography

Châteaudun is located about 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Orléans, and about 50 km (31 mi) south-southwest of Chartres, on the river Loir, a tributary of the Sarthe.

Heraldry

Arms of Châteaudun

The arms of Châteaudun are blazoned :
Gules, 3 crescents argemt, on a chief azure, a cross of the Légion d'honneur proper.

Sights

Its château is known for being the first on the road to Loire Valley, from Paris.

Notable people

Châteaudun was the birthplace of:

Twin towns

Châteaudun is twinned with:

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