Maillebois
Maillebois is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. The Blaise, a tributary of the Eure, runs through the town.
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The chateau in Maillebois | |
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Coordinates: 48°37′48″N 1°08′57″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Eure-et-Loir |
Arrondissement | Dreux |
Canton | Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Dreux |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Christian Maisons |
Area 1 | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 922 |
• Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 28226 /28170 |
Elevation | 137–191 m (449–627 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,040 | — |
1968 | 770 | −26.0% |
1975 | 843 | +9.5% |
1982 | 828 | −1.8% |
1990 | 821 | −0.8% |
1999 | 917 | +11.7% |
2008 | 990 | +8.0% |
2016 | 930 | −6.1% |
Interesting places
- Chateau de Maillebois, a registered monument[2]
- Rouvray farm, a former Chateau Fort (which is a fortified building, like a fortress, but often also a practical building) and registered monument.[3] It was a fort during the Hundred Years' War.
- Les Forges de Dampierre-sur-Blévy, a former foundry and a registered monument[4]
- Dreux-Louvilliers Air Base is a former United States Air Force base near Maillebois
Famous residents
- Jean-Baptiste Francois des Marets, marquis of Maillebois, was a Marshal of France.
- Paul-Félix Armand-Delille, bacteriologist who introduced the myxomatosis virus in his estate of the château.
- Hubert Latham lived in the Chateau de Maillebois (the family home)
Gallery
- Rouvray farm
- Chateau de Maillebois
- Bust of Hubert Latham in the town centre.
- Aerial photograph of Dreux-Louvilliers Air Base
- The Blaise in Maillebois
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Chateau de Maillebois on the Base Merimee website
- Rouvray farm on the Base Merimee website
- Les Forges de Dampierre-sur-Blévy on the Base Merimee website
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