Dreux, France

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Dreux, France is a historic town in the Eure-et-Loir department of northern France, known for its royal connections and the Chapelle Royale, burial site of members of the House of Orléans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
adminCentreOf arrondissement of Dreux
canton of Dreux-1
canton of Dreux-2
associatedDynasty House of Orléans
burialSiteOf members of the House of Orléans
climateType oceanic climate
coatOfArms Arms featuring three fleurs-de-lis and a label of three points gules
country France
demonym Drouais
Drouaise
departmentCode 28
distanceFromParis about 80 km west
hasLandmark Beffroi de Dreux
Chapelle Royale de Dreux
Porte Chartraine
Saint-Pierre Church of Dreux
hasMayor Pierre-Frédéric Billet
hasMuseum Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Dreux
hasPopulationRange between 30,000 and 40,000 inhabitants
hasRailConnectionTo Paris
hasRailwayStation Gare de Dreux
linked to: Dreux station
hasRoyalChapel Chapelle Royale de Dreux
hasSportsClub FC Drouais
hasSportsFacility Stade Jean-Bruck
historicEvent medieval county of Dreux
historicRegion Perche
INSEECODE 28134
knownFor Chapelle Royale, burial site of the House of Orléans
royal connections
language French
locatedIn Centre-Val de Loire region
linked to: Centre-Val de Loire

Eure-et-Loir department
northern France
locatedOnRiver Blaise River
mayorTerm 2020–2026
partOf French monarchy’s historical domains
postalCode 28100
regionCapital Orléans
religionHeritage Roman Catholic
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roadServedBy D828
N12
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
twinnedWith Bingen am Rhein
Evesham
Gniezno
Todi

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