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Épernon
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Épernon () is a French commune in the Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire. It lies some northeast of Chartres, at the confluence of the Drouette and the Guesle.
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Épernon is a commune in France, situated within the Eure-et-Loir department and the arrondissement of Chartres. It lies in the Centre-Val de Loire region and serves as the capital of the canton of Épernon. The municipality borders the communes of Raizeux, Émancé, Saint-Hilarion, and Hanches. Its official postal code is 28230, and it is located at an elevation of 165 meters above sea level.
The area of the commune is 6.45 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 5,715 residents and another citing 5,266. Where specified, the population includes 2,596 males and 2,955 females. Épernon is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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- Locality
- Épernon
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,266
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Épernon
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Épernon la Prairie.jpg
- French commune.caption
- View from the prairie
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Epernon.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Chartres
- French commune.canton
- Épernon
- French commune.INSEE
- 28140
- French commune.postal code
- 28230
- French commune.mayor
- François Belhomme
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France
- French commune.elevation min m
- 110
- French commune.elevation max m
- 165
- French commune.area km2
- 6.43
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Épernon
- Country
- France
- Located in
- canton of Maintenon
- Population
- 5715
- Area
- 6.45
- Elevation
- 141
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Hilarion
- Official website
- www.ville-epernon.fr
- Image
- Épernon Mairie 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Épernon
- postal code
- 28230
- associated electoral district
- canton of Épernon
- male population
- 2596
- female population
- 2955
- P8168
- Herb Gardner
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-37-83-40-67
- fax number
- +33-2-37-83-66-60
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Épernon today
- Education
- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
Épernon () is a French commune in the Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire. It lies some northeast of Chartres, at the confluence of the Drouette and the Guesle.
==History== Épernon was originally the home of the counts of Montfort and Amaury. In the 11th century, they raised the fortresses of Épernon and Montfort for the protection of the Château de St Léger and granted a charter to the town. Four gates gave access to the medieval city: the gate of Chartres, the gate of Geolle, the gate of Paris and the gate of Beauce. Above the gates an inscription paid homage to the village that previously existed there: Autrist fut jadis mon nom/A présent on me nomme Espierremont (Autrist was once my name/now my name is Espierremont). Charters of the 12th and 13th century variously refer to the town as Sparno and Sparnonum, but by the 14th century it had evolved to Esparnon and Espernon, very close to its present appellation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Épernon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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