Editing Chartres (section)

===Other sights===
[[File:L’Eure dans la ville de Chartres.jpg|thumb|The Eure river running through Chartres]]
[[File:Chartres Hotel Montescot 018 3468.jpg|thumb|The [[Hôtel de Ville, Chartres|Hôtel de Ville]]]]
The river Eure, which at this point divides into three branches, is crossed by several bridges, some of them ancient, and is fringed in places by remains of the old fortifications, of which the ''Porte Guillaume'' (14th century), a gateway flanked by towers, was the most complete specimen, until destroyed by the retreating [[Wehrmacht|German army]] in the night of 15 to 16 August 1944. The steep, narrow streets of the old town contrast with the wide, shady boulevards which encircle it and separate it from the suburbs. The "parc André-Gagnon" or "Clos St. Jean", a pleasant park, lies to the north-west, and squares and open spaces are numerous.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

Part of the ''[[Hôtel de Ville, Chartres|Hôtel de Ville]]'' (City Hall) is a building dating from the 17th century, called ''Hôtel Montescot''.<ref>{{Base Mérimée|PA00097002}}</ref> The ''Maison Canoniale'' dating back to the 13th century, and several medieval and Renaissance houses, are of interest.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

There is a statue of [[François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers|General Marceau]] (1769–1796), a native of Chartres and a general during the [[French Revolution]].

The ''[[Maison Picassiette]]'', a house decorated inside and out with mosaics of shards of broken china and pottery, was built by Raymond Isidore.