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Thymerais (or ''Thimerais'') is a natural region of Eure-et-Loir, in France, where history and geography meet. Open to influences from Normandy, Drouais, Beauce and Perche, it is a transition zone like the Drouais. A former country of Perche under the Merovingian dynasty, it took its name from its allegiance to Theodemer, prince of the Merovingian family. Thymerais is also associated with the barony of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais whose territory included in the thirteenth century the north-west of the Eure-et-Loir and some villages in Drouais, Eure and Orne, and overflowed the present townships of Courville-sur-Eure and La Loupe. The name Thymerais was taken in 2003 to designate the district of Thymerais municipalities made of communes belonging to the canton of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais. Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais and Thimert-Gâtelles are the historic centers of this district. ==Geography== Open to influences from the Île-de-France, the ''Pays chartrain'' (Chartres region), Normandy and Perche, Thymerais consists of plateaus and valleys cleared in the Middle ages, forests and ponds. It is a transition zone bounded roughly in the north by the River Avre, which separates the department of Eure, in the south and east by the river Eure, and in the west by the Orne department. The region, mainly agricultural, is a plateau but has a hilly area covered with forests south and west. These forests, especially those of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais and Senonches alone represent more than half the area of forest in the Eure-et-Loir. The massive Senonches belongs to the ''Parc naturel régional du Perche''. Its soil is composed of flint suitable for growing grain. The region is also known for its iron. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thymerais」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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