Chartres
Chartres is a French commune in the Eure-et-Loir department. About 39,000 people live there.
Chartres | |
The cathedral | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Centre |
Department | Eure-et-Loir |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 121–461 m (397–1,512 ft) (avg. 142 m/466 ft) |
Land area1 | 16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi) |
Population2 | 38,889 (2012) |
- Density | 2,308/km2 (5,980/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 28085/ 28000 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Sister cities
Chartres is twinned with:
- Ravenna, Italy
- Speyer, Germany
- Chichester, United Kingdom
- Bethlehem, Palestinian Authority
- Évora, Portugal
- Cusco, Peru