Its cathedral has been inscribed by the UNESCO on the list of World Heritage Sites in 1979.
Chartres was the birthplace of:
... Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total ...