Cloyes-sur-le-Loir (, literally ''Cloyes on the Loir'') is a former

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

on the River Loir, a few kilometres south of the town of

Châteaudun Châteaudun () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It was the site of the Battle of Châteaudun during the Franco-Prussian War. Geography Châteaudun is located about 45& ...

in the department of

Eure-et-Loir Eure-et-Loir (, locally: ) is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. In 2019, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 431,575.France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune

Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières (, literally 'Cloyes the Three Rivers') is a commune in the department of Eure-et-Loir, north-central France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merging the former communes of Cloyes-sur-le-Loir (the ...

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It was the home of Stephen of Cloyes, a leader of the Children's Crusade. Mezzo-soprano

Juliette Borghèse Jeanne Joseph Félix Amédée Juliette Bourgeois, known as Juliette Borghèse (born 28 June 1834) was a French mezzo-soprano. Borghèse was born in Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, the daughter of Aimé Jean Bourgeois and Marie Amédée Proust, and studied a ...

was born in the town.

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