Faverolles, Eure-et-Loir
| Faverolles | ||
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  Faverolles | ||
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Faverolles | ||
| Coordinates: 48°41′18″N 1°34′45″E / 48.6883°N 1.5792°ECoordinates: 48°41′18″N 1°34′45″E / 48.6883°N 1.5792°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Dreux | |
| Canton | Nogent-le-Roi | |
| Intercommunality | Quatre Vallées | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Bourganel | |
| Area1 | 9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 858 | |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28146 / 28210 | |
| Elevation |
124–168 m (407–551 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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. | ||
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Faverolles is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. The Faverolles chicken breed is named after it.
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
| Historical population | ||
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| 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% |
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