Sainville
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Sainville (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃vil]) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
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Farcot museum | |
 Location of Sainville | |
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| Coordinates: 48°24′58″N 1°52′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Chartres |
| Canton | Auneau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Dupré[1] |
Area 1 | 21.87 km2 (8.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,046 |
| • Density | 47.83/km2 (123.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28363 /28700 |
| Elevation | 137–161 m (449–528 ft) (avg. 154 m or 505 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 561 | — |
| 1968 | 584 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 592 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 627 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 895 | +42.7% |
| 1999 | 942 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 935 | −0.7% |
Notable residents
- Eugène Farcot (1830-1896), clockmaker and aeronautical engineer born in this town. A museum and the central square in Sainville bear his name.
