Coordinates: 48°12′33″N 1°51′58″E / 48.2091666667°N 1.86611111111°E
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Commune of Le Puiset |
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Le Puiset
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Chartres |
| Canton | Janville |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Beauce de Janville |
| Mayor | Martial Chevallier (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 132–150 m (430–490 ft) (avg. 144 m/470 ft) |
| Land area1 | 7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 371 (1999) |
| - Density | 47 /km2 (120 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 28311/ 28310 |
| 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. | |
Le Puiset is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in north-central France. Its postal code is 28310.
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As of 1999 it had a population of 371, and 174 households, 29.9% of which are two-person households. There are 191 homes, 98.6% of which are individual houses. The largest age group is 20-39 year olds, who make up 27% of the population; 49.9% of the total population is male and 50.1% is female. The commune covers 7.91 square kilometres. 176 people are employed, and the average income is € 21 810. 42.9% of households have two or more cars, far more than the national average of 30.3%. 22.4% of the population are students.
In the Middle Ages it was the site of a lordship within the County of Blois and Chartres. The lords descended from the counts of Breteuil, and often also held the position of viscount of Chartres. They participated in the Norman Conquest and the crusades of the 12th century, and were cousins of the dynasty of the Kings of Jerusalem.
Based in part on the article in the French Wikipedia.
   | Statistics, in French - Le Puiset - Eure-et-Loir (Code postal - 28310) |
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