Maillebois
Maillebois is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. The Blaise, a tributary of the Eure, runs through the town. In 1973 it absorbed three former communes: Blévy, Saint-Maixme-Hauterive and Dampierre-sur-Blévy.
Geography
Maillebois along with another 70 communes shares part of a 47,681 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche.Population
Places of interest
- Chateau de Maillebois, a registered monument
- Rouvray farm, a former Chateau Fort and registered monument. It was a fort during the Hundred Years' War.
- Les Forges de Dampierre-sur-Blévy, a former foundry and a registered monument
- Dreux-Louvilliers Air Base is a former United States Air Force base near Maillebois
Famous residents
- Jean-Baptiste Francois des Marets, marquis of Maillebois, was a Marshal of France.
- Paul-Félix Armand-Delille, bacteriologist who introduced the myxomatosis virus in his estate of the château.
- Hubert Latham lived in the Chateau de Maillebois