Faverolles, Eure-et-Loir
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Faverolles (French pronunciation: [favʁɔl] ⓘ) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. The Faverolles chicken breed is named after it.
Faverolles | |
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The town hall in Faverolles | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Faverolles | |
  Faverolles Location within France  Faverolles Location within Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′18″N 1°34′45″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Dreux |
| Canton | Épernon |
| Intercommunality | Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Oczachowski[1] |
Area 1 | 9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 820 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28146 /28210 |
| Elevation | 124–168 m (407–551 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
André Hornez, lyricist of C'est si bon, Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux ?, Ça vaut mieux que d'attraper la scarlatine, Tiens, tiens, tiens, Avec son tralala, Je suis swing, lived in Mesnil-Condit until his death in 1989 and is buried there.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 319 | — |
| 1968 | 326 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 369 | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 411 | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 594 | +44.5% |
| 1999 | 767 | +29.1% |
| 2008 | 858 | +11.9% |
