Nogent-le-Rotrou
Subprefecture and commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nogent-le-Rotrou (French pronunciation: [nɔʒɑ̃ lə ʁɔtʁu]) is a commune in the department of Eure-et-Loir, northern France.
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Nogent-le-Rotrou | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 48°19′21″N 0°49′21″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Eure-et-Loir |
Arrondissement | Nogent-le-Rotrou |
Canton | Nogent-le-Rotrou |
Intercommunality | Perche |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Harold Huwart[1] |
Area 1 | 23.49 km2 (9.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 9,341 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 28280 /28400 |
Elevation | 97–213 m (318–699 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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It is a sub-prefecture and is located on the river Huisne, 56 kilometres west of Chartres on the RN23 and 150 kilometres south west of Paris, to which it is linked by both rail and motorway. It was the former capital of the Perche with the count living in the impressive medieval Château Saint-Jean which still dominates the town from a plateau of the same name.