Nogent-le-Roi (French pronunciation: [nɔʒɑ̃ ʁwa]) is a commune in the department of Eure-et-Loir in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. In January 1973 it absorbed the former commune Vacheresses-les-Basses.[3]

Nogent-le-Roi
Aerial view (2018)
Aerial view (2018)
Coat of arms of Nogent-le-Roi
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Location of Nogent-le-Roi
Nogent-le-Roi is located in France
Nogent-le-Roi
Nogent-le-Roi
Nogent-le-Roi is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Nogent-le-Roi
Nogent-le-Roi
Coordinates: 48°38′58″N 1°31′46″E / 48.6494°N 1.5294°E / 48.6494; 1.5294
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentEure-et-Loir
ArrondissementDreux
CantonÉpernon
IntercommunalityPortes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France
Government
  Mayor (20232026) Jean-Loup Vidon[1]
Area
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13.01 km2 (5.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
4,021
  Density309.1/km2 (800.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
28279 /28210
Elevation91–138 m (299–453 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located 27 kilometres north of Chartres and 18 kilometres south-east of Dreux.

Population

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Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,876    
1975 2,527+4.35%
1982 3,267+3.74%
1990 3,832+2.01%
1999 4,142+0.87%
2007 4,071−0.22%
2012 4,133+0.30%
2017 4,084−0.24%
2023 4,021−0.26%
Source: INSEE[4]

International relations

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The town is twinned with Heddesheim near Mannheim in Germany.

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0027, 1 February 1973, pp. 1245-1247.
  4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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