Maillebois

Maillebois is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. The Blaise, a tributary of the Eure, runs through the town.

Places of interest

 * Chateau de Maillebois, a registered monument
 * Rouvray farm, a former Chateau Fort (which is a fortified building, like a fortress, but often also a practical building) and registered monument. It was a fort during the Hundred Years' War.
 * Les Forges de Dampierre-sur-Blévy, a former foundry and a registered monument
 * Dreux-Louvilliers Air Base is a former United States Air Force base near Maillebois

Famous residents

 * Jean-Baptiste Francois des Marets, marquis of Maillebois, was a Marshal of France.
 * Paul-Félix Armand-Delille, bacteriologist who introduced the myxomatosis virus in his estate of the château.
 * Hubert Latham lived in the Chateau de Maillebois (the family home)