Maillebois | |
|---|---|
 The chateau in Maillebois | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Maillebois | |
  Maillebois  Maillebois | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′48″N 1°08′57″E / 48.63°N 1.1492°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Dreux |
| Canton | Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Dreux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud de Boisanger[1] |
| Area 1 | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population | 911 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28226 /28170 |
| Elevation | 137–191 m (449–627 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Maillebois (French pronunciation: [majbwa]) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. The Blaise, a tributary of the Eure, runs through the town.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,040 | — |
| 1968 | 770 | −26.0% |
| 1975 | 843 | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 828 | −1.8% |
| 1990 | 821 | −0.8% |
| 1999 | 917 | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 990 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 930 | −6.1% |
Places of interest
- Chateau de Maillebois, a registered monument[3]
- Rouvray farm, a former Chateau Fort (which is a fortified building, like a fortress, but often also a practical building) and registered monument.[4] It was a fort during the Hundred Years' War.
- Les Forges de Dampierre-sur-Blévy, a former foundry and a registered monument[5]
- Dreux-Louvilliers Air Base is a former United States Air Force base near Maillebois
Famous residents
- Jean-Baptiste Francois des Marets, marquis of Maillebois, was a Marshal of France.
- Paul-Félix Armand-Delille, bacteriologist who introduced the myxomatosis virus in his estate of the château.
- Hubert Latham lived in the Chateau de Maillebois (the family home)
See also
Gallery
Rouvray farm
Chateau de Maillebois.jpg.webp)
Bust of Hubert Latham in the town centre.
Aerial photograph of Dreux-Louvilliers Air Base.jpg.webp)
The Blaise in Maillebois
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Base Mérimée: Chateau de Maillebois, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ↑ Base Mérimée: Rouvray farm, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ↑ Base Mérimée: Les Forges de Dampierre-sur-Blévy, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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