CHâTEAUDUN

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'Châteaudun' is a commune of the Eure-et-Loir ''département'', in France. It is a ''sous-préfecture'' of Eure-et-Loir counting about 15,000 inhabitants.

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Geography

Sights

Births

Twin towns

External links

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.

Sights

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

Births

Châteaudun was the birthplace of:

★ Pierre Guédron (1570-1620), composer

Twin towns

Châteaudun is twinned with:

★ Schweinfurt, Germany

★ Cap-de-la-Madeleine (amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002), Canada

★ Arklow, Ireland

★ Marchena, Spain

★ Kroměříž, the Czech Republic

External links

★ Official website (in french)

★ Tourist office website (in english and french)

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'Châteaudun' was also a castle in Paris, France in between Montmartre and the opera house. It is located in the heart of the Theater District. It is now a hotel for tourists visiting France.