Dreux
French commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
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Summary
Dreux is a commune of France[1]. Dreux ranks in the top 0.63% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,235 views/month, #197 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Dreux-Est[3], canton of Dreux-Ouest[4], canton of Dreux-Sud[5], Eure-et-Loir[6], arrondissement of Dreux[7]
- Country: France[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Blaise[9], Q111183824[10]
- Head of government: Pierre-Frédéric Billet[11]
- Capital: Q116276667[12]
- Shares border with: Vernouillet[13], Vert-en-Drouais[14], Cherisy[15], Muzy[16], Montreuil[17], Sainte-Gemme-Moronval[18], Luray[19]
- Named after: druid[20]
- Twinned administrative body: Bautzen[21], Todi[22], Melsungen[23], Koudougou[24], Evesham[25], Almeirim[26]
- Postal code: 28100[27]
- Commons category: Dreux[28]
- Patron saint: Eve of Dreux[29]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[30], UTC+02:00[31]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Dreux[32]
- Significant event: Siege of Dreux[33]
- Official website: http://www.dreux.com[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dreux[35]
- Email address: mailto:contact@ville-dreux.fr[36]
- Population: 31,373[37], 30,836[38], 31,575[39], 31,044[40], 30,664[41], 29,408[42], 33,101[43], 33,379[44], 35,230[45], 31,849[46], 32,723[47], 30,536[48], 30,646[49], 30,744[50]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Dreux[51]
- Phone number: +33-2-37-38-84-12[52]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[53], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[54], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[55], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[56], Pauly–Wissowa[57]
- Capital of: canton of Dreux-Ouest[58], arrondissement of Dreux[59], canton of Dreux-Est[60], canton of Dreux-Sud[61], canton of Dreux-2[62]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Dreux include Dreux-Vernouillet airfield[63], an aerodrome[64], in France[65].
Why It Matters
Dreux has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Dreux is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for Dreux include Dreux-Vernouillet airfield[63], an aerodrome[64], in France[65].