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.Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117.
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 (which is a fortified building, like a fortress, but often also a practical building) 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 (the family home)
See also Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department
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References
External links Town website Les Forges de Dampierre-sur-Blévy website