Chartres

Chartres () is the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. It is located about southwest of Paris. At the 2019 census, there were 170,763 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Chartres (as defined by the INSEE), 38,534 of whom lived in the city (commune) of Chartres proper.

medieval Roman Rite Catholic cathedral

French poet, essayist, and editor (1873–1914)

river in France

The Carnutes or Carnuti (Gaulish: 'the horned ones'), were a Gallic tribe dwelling in an extensive territory between the Sequana (Seine) and the Liger (Loire) rivers during the Iron Age and the Roman period.

French natural region

2012 edition of the European Short Course Swimming Championships

multinational fashion and beauty company

diocese of the Catholic Church in France

controlled-access highway from Paris to Nantes

canton of France (until March 2015)

railway station in Chartres, France

airfield in France, former French Air Force base

French football club

French handball club from Chartres

1360 weather disaster

museum in Chartres, in France

911 Viking invasion in Burgundy – repelled by Frankish forces

Savoury pie made with wild game

1568 siege