Châteaudun

Châteaudun
Châteaudun
	Chateau
	Châteaudun
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Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement	Châteaudun
Canton	Châteaudun
Intercommunality	Dunois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Didier Huguet
Area1	28.48 km2 (11.00 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	13,905
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	28088 / 28200
Elevation	102–152 m (335–499 ft); (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Châteaudun (French pronunciation: [ʃɑtodœ̃]) 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.

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.

Its château is known for being the first on the road to Loire Valley, from Paris.

Châteaudun was the birthplace of:

Châteaudun is twinned with:

Châteaudun (Eure-et-Loir) Donjon and chapel of the château
Fountain and façade of the town hall of Châteaudun
Watched by two small boys, a member of the FFI (French Forces of the Interior) poses with his Bren gun at Chateaudun - 1944