Maintenon
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Commune of Maintenon Château de Maintenon in the town center |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Chartres |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Terrasses Vallées |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 11.44 km² |
| Population² (2004 census) |
4,472 |
| - Density (2004) | 391/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Postal code | 28130 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Maintenon is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 63.5 km. (39.5 miles) southwest from the center of Paris (as the crow flies).
Maintenon, together with the neighbouring commune of Pierres, form an urban area of 7,131 inhabitants (1999 census). This urban area is a satellite town of Paris.
Maintenon is known for its picturesque Château de Maintenon, first home to the family d’Angennes, Marquis de Maintenon , later home of Madame de Maintenon, mistress and later second wife of King Louis XIV.
Another tourist attraction are the ruins of the aqueduct of Maintenon, built by Louis XIV to carry water from the Eure River to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
[edit] Transport
Maintenon is served by Maintenon station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line and on regional rail lines.
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