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Maintenon () is a commune in the Comparateur de territoire
INSEE.
Maintenon is known for its picturesque
Maintenon is served by Maintenon station on the fast regional rail line between Paris and
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
of Paris, France. It is located southwest of the center of Paris.
Maintenon, together with the neighbouring commune of Pierres, form an urban area of 7,075 inhabitants (2017).INSEE.
History
Maintenon is known for its picturesque Château de Maintenon
The Château de Maintenon is a ''château'', developed from the original castle, situated in the '' commune'' of Maintenon in the Eure-et-Loir ''département'' of France. It is best known as being the private residence of the second spouse of Lou ...
, 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 are the ruins of the aqueduct of Maintenon, built by Louis XIV to carry water from the Eure
Eure () is a department in Normandy in Northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2019, Eure had a population of 599,507.Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 19 ...
.
Population
People
* Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon * Françoise-Marie de Bourbon - youngest daughter of Madame de Montespan and Louis XIV, born here in 1677Transportation
Maintenon is served by Maintenon station on the fast regional rail line between Paris and Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...
via Chartres. Maintenon is connected to the Ile de France network of suburban trains which start at Rambouliet.
See also
* Communes of the Eure-et-Loir departmentReferences
Communes of Eure-et-Loir {{EureLoir-geo-stub