Sainville
| Sainville | |
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Farcot museum | |
  Sainville | |
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Sainville | |
| Coordinates: 48°24′58″N 1°52′50″E / 48.4161°N 1.8806°ECoordinates: 48°24′58″N 1°52′50″E / 48.4161°N 1.8806°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Chartres |
| Canton | Auneau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Martine Baldy |
| Area1 | 21.87 km2 (8.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 935 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28363 / 28700 |
| Elevation |
137–161 m (449–528 ft) (avg. 154 m or 505 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sainville is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| 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.
See also
References
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