Droué
Encyclopedia
Droué is a commune
in the Loir-et-Cher
department of central France
.
It is 65 km north-west of Blois
and is bordered on the south by the Egvonne, a tributary of the Loir River. The population is 1205 (1999 data).
It is twinned with Rothwell
in the United Kingdom
and Gondelsheim
in Germany
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher is a département in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher.-History:Loir-et-Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Orléanais and...
department of central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
It is 65 km north-west of Blois
Blois
Blois is the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours.-History:...
and is bordered on the south by the Egvonne, a tributary of the Loir River. The population is 1205 (1999 data).
It is twinned with Rothwell
Rothwell, Northamptonshire
Rothwell is a market town in the Kettering district of Northamptonshire, England. It is located south of Desborough, southeast of Market Harborough, southwest of Corby and northwest of the larger town of Kettering. It is twinned with the French town of Droué...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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and Gondelsheim
Gondelsheim
Gondelsheim is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route 3 km southeast of Bruchsal and shares a direct border with that city....
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
See also
- Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department