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    Chartres

    Commune in Eure-et-Loir, France
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    Chartres is the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. It is located about 90 km southwest of Paris. At the 2019 census, there were 170,763 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Chartres, 38,534 of whom lived in the city of Chartres proper. Chartres is famous worldwide for its cathedral. Mostly constructed between 1193 and 1250, this Gothic cathedral is in an exceptional state of preservation. The majority of the original stained glass windows survive intact, while the architecture has seen only minor changes since the early 13th century. Part of the old town, including most of the library associated with the School of Chartres, was destroyed by Allied bombs in 1944. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Chartres (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. It is located about 90 km (56 mi) [4] southwest of Paris. At the 2019 census, there were 170,763 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Chartres (as defined by the INSEE), [3] 38,534 of whom lived in the city of Chartres proper.
  3. thecrazytourist.com

    4. Eure Riverside Source: flickr Eure Riverside If you want to get a feel for medieval Chartres make for the lower town on the banks of the Eure. It doesn't get much prettier than the waterside here, which has vegetable gardens, half-timbered wash-houses, water-mills and humpback bridges, recalling medieval times when tanners and such plied their trade by the water.
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  5. britannica.com

    Chartres, town, capital of Eure-et-Loir département, Centre région, northwestern France, southwest of Paris.The town is built on the left bank of the Eure River, and the spires of its famous cathedral are a landmark on the plain of Beauce.Wide boulevards, bordered by elms, encircle the old town with its steep narrow streets that lead down to picturesque houses by the river.
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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  7. france-voyage.com

    The famous and majestic cathedral Chartres, the Museum of Fine Arts and the garden of the Bishop, walking the banks of the Eure (the Place Saint-Pierre in Saint-Brice), plus a walk in Lower Town with its bridges, laundries, houses and typical streets, the church of Saint Andrew and Saint-Aignan. Not far from the cathedral is the pen Loëns (old ...
  8. wikitravel.org

    Chartres is a small city in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France, approximately an hour south-west of Paris by train. Population is 42,000 although that rises to 100,000 when the surrounding towns are taken into consideration. The main attraction for most visitors to Chartres is the 12th century cathedral, considered by many art historians to be the finest surviving example from the High ...

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