Coordinates: 48°36′44″N 0°54′06″E / 48.6122222222°N 0.901666666667°E
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Commune of La Ferté-Vidame |
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La Ferté-Vidame
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | de Dreux |
| Canton | de La Ferté-Vidame |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Orée du Perche |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Jallot (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 214–286 m (700–940 ft) (avg. 246 m/810 ft) |
| Land area1 | 39.81 km2 (15.37 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 777 (2006) |
| - Density | 20 /km2 (52 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 28149/ 28340 |
| 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. | |
La Ferté-Vidame is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in north-central France.
The title of vidame of Chartres was, under the Ancien Régime, attached to the lands of Ferté-Arnault (also called la\ Ferté-Vidame). The most famous men to bear that title were Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon and the English captain Thomas de Scales. Its chateau is now in ruins.
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