Dreux

Dreux is a town and commune in northwest France, in the Eure-et-Loir d?partement. Population (1999): 31,849.

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Members of the Orl?ans family, including king Louis-Philippe (reigned 1830-1848), are buried in the Royal Chapel of Dreux.

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Dreux came to national attention in 1983 when the then-small National Front made its first electoral breakthrough, winning control of the city council and deputy mayorship. This came at a time of rising unemployment and popular resentment directed at the visible and impoverished community of immigrants, mostly Muslims. The Socialist mayor at the time, Fran?oise Gaspard, later wrote a book about her experience and the times, A Small City in France.

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Commune: A commune or comune is a system of social and economic organization which involves the common ownership of resources and/or shared obligations. Within that framework, the word can have various meanings:...

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

Louis-Philippe: REDIRECT Louis-Philippe I, King of the French...

Dreux related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Battle of Dreux 19th December 1562

Mirabeau Answering Dreux-Breze at a National Assembly Meeting 23rd June 1789 1830

Francois Duc de Guise Defeats the Huguenots at Dreux

Project for the Windows of the Royal Chapel of Dreux