MAINTENON

The Château de Maintenon is a château, developed from the original castle, situated in the commune of Maintenon in the Eure-et-Loir département of France. It is best known as being the private residence of the second spouse of Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon.The castle has been classified as a Monument historique since 1944 by the French Ministry of Culture.

Maintenon is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 63.5 km (39.5 mi) southwest of the center of Paris.Maintenon, together with the neighbouring commune of Pierres, form an urban area of 7,131 inhabitants (1999 census).

Pierres is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.With the neighbouring commune of Maintenon, they form an urban satellite of Paris of 7,131 inhabitants (1999 census).

The Voise is a river in Eure-et-Loir which flows into the right bank of Eure, and then on to the Seine.