Rouvray-Saint-Denis Explained

Rouvray-Saint-Denis
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Chartres
Canton:Les Villages Vovéens
Insee:28319
Postal Code:28310
Mayor:Pascal Reau[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:48.2789°N 1.9453°W
Elevation M:138
Elevation Min M:129
Elevation Max M:147
Area Km2:19.35

Rouvray-Saint-Denis (in French pronounced as /ʁuvʁɛ sɛ̃ dəni/) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.

History

It has long been thought that it was the site of the Battle of the Herrings in 1429, when Sir John Fastolf beat off an attack on an English convoy taking supplies to the siege of Orléans; but in his biography of Fastolf, The Real Falstaff, Stephen Cooper argues that the battle is more likely to have taken place at Rouvray-Sainte-Croix.

Population

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022. fr.