the duchesse d'Orléans, embellished the chapel which was renamed Chapelle royale de Dreux, now the necropolis of the Orléans royal family. Other sights Renaissance Château d'Anet Hôtel de Montulé (16th century) Pavilion of Louis XVI Hôtel de Salvat-Duhalde (18th century) Personalities Dreux was the birthplace of: Kalifa Cissé, footballer Martin Pierre d'Alvimare (1772–1839), composer and harpist Siraba Dembélé, handball player Abdou Dieye, footballer Chloe Gosselin, fiancee of magician David Copperfield Louis Victor Dubois (1837–1914), wine merchant and politician Rémi Gounelle (1967-), Protestant theologian Marouan Kechrid, basketball player Yannick Lesourd, athlete Antoine Godeau (1605–1672), bishop, poet and exegete. He is now known for his work of criticism Discours de la poésie chrétienne from 1633. Jean Rotrou (1609–1650), poet and tragedian Jean-Louis-Auguste Loiseleur-Deslongchamps (1774–1849), botanist Charles Delescluze (1809–1871), journalist and military commander of the Paris Commune Issa Samba, footballer Adrien Trebel (1991-), footballer Eddie London (1956–), singer François-André Danican Philidor (1726–1795), musician and chess player Guerschon Yabusele, basketball player Twin towns - sister cities Dreux is twinned with: Todi, Italy, since 1960 Melsungen, Germany, since 1966 Koudougou, Burkina Faso, since 1972 Evesham, England, UK, since 1977 Bautzen, Germany, since 1992 Almeirim, Portugal, since 2018 See also Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department References External links City council website (in French) Tourist office website Personal website about Dreux (in French) Communes of Eure-et-Loir Subprefectures in France