Châteaudun is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Eure-et-Loir

Eure-et-Loir

Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers.-History:Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789...

 department in northern France

France

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. It is a sub-prefecture of Eure-et-Loir.

Geography

Châteaudun is located about 45 km northwest of Orléans

Orléans

-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...

, and about 50 km south-southwest of Chartres

Chartres

Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...

, on the river Loir

Loir

The Loir is a river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe River. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir département, north of Illiers-Combray...

, a tributary of the Sarthe

Sarthe River

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.

Population

Main sights

Its château

Château de Châteaudun

The Château de Châteaudun is a castle located in the town of Châteaudun in the French département of Eure-et-Loir.- History :The castle was built between the 12th and 16th centuries....

 is known for being the first on the road to Loire Valley

Loire Valley

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, from Paris.

Personalities

Châteaudun was the birthplace of:

• Pierre Guédron
  Pierre Guédron
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   (1570–1620), composer
  Composer
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• Nicolas Chaperon
  Nicolas Chaperon
  Nicolas Chaperon was a French painter, draughtsman and engraver, a student in Paris of Simon Vouet whose style he adopted before he was further matured by his stay in Rome in the studio of Nicolas Poussin.In 1653-55 the consuls de Lyon called him to decorate the hôtel de ville but Chaperon dying...
  
   (1612–1656) painter
  Painting
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• Romain Feillu
  Romain Feillu
  Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist....
  
   (1984) road racing cyclist
• Brice Feillu
  Brice Feillu
  Brice Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the younger brother of Romain Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist...
  
   (1985) road racing cyclist

International relations

Châteaudun is twinned with: Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt

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, Germany

Germany

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 Cap-de-la-Madeleine

Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec

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 (amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières, Quebec

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 in 2002), Canada

Canada

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 Arklow

Arklow

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, Ireland

Ireland

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 Marchena, Spain

Spain

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 Kroměříž

Kromeríž

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, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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 Stranraer

Stranraer

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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External links

• Official website (in French)
• Tourist office website (in English and French)