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Chartres

City population
43,838
#168
in France
#6
in Centre-Val de Loire
#12,860
worldwide
ParisChartres
48.447, 1.489 · 78 km from Paris
City population
43,838
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in France
#168
of 640 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#12,860
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of France
0.1%
of the national population

About Chartres

Chartres is a city in Centre-Val de Loire, France with a population of 43,838. It is the 168th largest of the 640 cities of 15,000 or more listed in France, and the 12,860th largest worldwide. It lies 78 km from Paris.

Position in France
#168of 640
LargestSmallest
Position in Centre-Val de Loire
#6of 23
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#6of 23
Distance to capital
to Paris
Elevation
158 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Paris
Coordinates
48.447, 1.489
Record updated
2019-09-05
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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