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Chartres Statistics

Chartres Statistics

 

 

Land Area

  • Chartres : 16,85 km2

Population

  • Chartres : 39122
  • Suburban Community Metropolitan Chartres:  (42 cities):  106 273

Businesses

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  • Private sector businesses (2009):  1452
  • New business creation (2009):  347

Jobs

  • Number of jobs (2009): 26 884

Business sector activity: in “Cosmetic Valley”

Chartres is the perfume capital. It is in the heart of Cosmetic Valley, a network of close to 400 businesses tied in with the perfume and body products industry. It is the greatest concentration of businesses of this kind in the world. The city also has numerous industries in other sectors, such as pharmaceuticals, and mechanical and electrical constructions. Eure-et-Loir’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry is headquartered there.

Finally, Chartres is a great agricultural center that benefits from an excellent railway and highway systems.

Some of its businesses:  5 sur 5, Novo Nordisk, Mutuelle du Mans Assurances, Paco Rabanne, Lancaster Group, Groupe Lamirault

Exceptional Lifestyle Setting

  • Open green spaces:  about 296.53 acres
  • Maintained area: 158.15 acres
  • Bike trails (metropolitan Chartres):  7.46 miles
  • Benches:  800
  • Dedicated Dog Park:  71