Chateaudun
Description
Châteaudun is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Geography
Châteaudun is located about 45 km northwest of Orléans, and about 50 km south-southwest of Chartres, on the river Loir, a tributary of the Sarthe.
Employment
The area is rich agricultural land, but a major local employer is the Châteaudun Air Base just to the east of the town and much larger than it.
Population
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1793 5,957 — 1800 6,046 +1.5% 1806 6,161 +1.9% 1821 6,042 −1.9% 1831 6,461 +6.9% 1836 6,776 +4.9% 1841 6,580 −2.9% 1846 6,788 +3.2% 1851 6,745 −0.6% 1856 6,542 −3.0% 1861 6,719 +2.7% 1866 6,781 +0.9% 1872 6,552 −3.4% 1876 6,694 +2.2% 1881 7,036 +5.1% 1886 7,284 +3.5% 1891 7,147 −1.9% 1896 7,460 +4.4% 1901 7,146 −4.2% 1906 7,147 +0.0% 1911 7,296 +2.1% 1921 6,587 −9.7% 1926 6,558 −0.4% 1931 6,790 +3.5% 1936 7,057 +3.9% 1946 8,145 +15.4% 1954 9,687 +18.9% 1962 11,982 +23.7% 1968 14,450 +20.6% 1975 15,338 +6.1% 1982 15,319 −0.1% 1990 14,511 −5.3% 1999 14,543 +0.2% 2008 13,905 −4.4%Main sights
Its château is known for being the first on the road to Loire Valley, from Paris.
Churches
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Saint-Valérien
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La Madeleine
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Saint-Jean-de-la-Chaîne
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Saint-Lubin ruins
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Saint-Lubin ruins
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Notre-Dame-du-Champdé chapel (now cemetery entrance)
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La Boissière chapel
Medieval houses
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Cuirasserie street and Huileries street angle
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Cuirasserie street and Huileries street angle
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Louis Esnault house
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Château's architects' house
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Virgin's house
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Virgin's house (detail)
