Maintenon
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Maintenon
|commune status = Commune
|image = Château de Maintenon 2008.jpg
|caption = Château de Maintenon in the town center
|image coat of arms = Coat-of-Arm-Maintenon.svg
|arrondissement = Chartres
|canton = Épernon
|INSEE = 28227
|postal code = 28130
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Chartres Métropole
|coordinates = {{coord|48.5886|1.5794|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 120
|elevation min m = 97
|elevation max m = 166
|area km2 = 11.44
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Maintenon ({{IPA|fr|mɛ̃tənɔ̃}}) is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located {{convert|63.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of the center of Paris.
Maintenon, together with the neighbouring commune of Pierres, form an urban area of 7,075 inhabitants (2017).[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=UU2020-28206 Comparateur de territoire], INSEE.
History
File:Francoise Aubigne 1.jpg]]
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, morganatic second wife of King Louis XIV.
Another tourist attraction is the ruined aqueduct of Maintenon, built by Louis XIV to carry water from the Eure to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-28227#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |3325
|1975 |3313
|1982 |3388
|1990 |4161
|1999 |4440
|2007 |4441
|2012 |4418
|2017 |4292
}}
People
- Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon
- Françoise-Marie de Bourbon - youngest daughter of Madame de Montespan and Louis XIV, born here in 1677
Transportation
File:Gare de Maintenon - façade.JPG
Maintenon is served by Maintenon station on the fast regional rail line between Paris and Le Mans via Chartres. Maintenon is connected to the Ile de France network of suburban trains which start at Rambouillet.
See also
References
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{{Commons category|Maintenon}}
{{Paris Metropolitan Area}}
{{Eure-et-Loir communes}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Communes of Eure-et-Loir
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