Dreux

Dreux () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.

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Dreux is a commune in France, located in the Eure-et-Loir department within the Centre-Val de Loire region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Dreux and the cantons of Dreux-Est, Dreux-Ouest, and Dreux-Sud. The town has a population of 35,230, comprising 14,870 males and 16,174 females. Its area is 24.27 square kilometers, and it is situated at an elevation of 94 meters. The name Dreux is derived from the word "druid."

The municipality shares borders with Vernouillet, Vert-en-Drouais, Cherisy, and Muzy. It is located next to the body of water known as Blaise. Dreux is twinned with the administrative bodies of Bautzen, Todi, Melsungen, and Koudougou. The local postal code is 28100, and the official website is www.dreux.com.

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Place details

Locality: Dreux
Region: Centre-Val de Loire
Country: France
Population: 31,058
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Dreux
French commune.commune status: Subprefecture and commune
French commune.image: Dreux village St Pierre.jpg
French commune.caption: Saint-Pierre church
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Dreux (Eure-et-Loir).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Dreux
French commune.canton: Dreux-1 and 2
French commune.INSEE: 28134
French commune.postal code: 28100
French commune.mayor: Pierre-Frédéric Billet
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: CA Pays de Dreux
French commune.elevation min m: 75
French commune.elevation max m: 139
French commune.area km2: 24.27

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of France
Named after: druid
Official name: Dreux
Country: France
Located in: arrondissement of Dreux
Population: 31543
Area: 24.27
Elevation: 119
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: canton of Dreux-1
Shares border with: Luray
Official website: www.dreux.com
Image: Place Mesirard Dreux.jpg

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twinned administrative body: Almeirim
Commons category: Dreux
postal code: 28100
category for people born here: Category:Births in Dreux
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Dreux
topic's main category: Category:Dreux
category of associated people: Category:People from Dreux
described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
male population: 14870
female population: 16174
P8168: Bettina Soriat
email address: mailto:[email protected]
contact page URL: dreux.com/contact
phone number: +33-2-37-38-84-12

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
History
Population
Sights
Chapelle royale de Dreux
Other sights
Personalities
Twin towns - sister cities
Climate
See also
References
External links

Dreux () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.

==Geography== Dreux lies on the small river Blaise, a tributary of the Eure, about 35 km north of Chartres. Dreux station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granville. The Route nationale 12 (Paris–Rennes) passes north of the town.

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