Meslay-le-Vidame

Meslay-le-Vidame
The chateau in Meslay-le-Vidame
Location of Meslay-le-Vidame
Meslay-le-Vidame
Meslay-le-Vidame
Coordinates: 48°16′51″N 1°27′40″E / 48.2808°N 1.4611°E / 48.2808; 1.4611
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentEure-et-Loir
ArrondissementChâteaudun
CantonLes Villages Vovéens
IntercommunalityCA Chartres Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Serge Le Balc'h
Area
1
14.67 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
516
  Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
28246 /28360
Elevation138–158 m (453–518 ft)
(avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meslay-le-Vidame (French pronunciation: [mɛlɛ vidam]) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. The lords of Meslay held the title of Vidame of Chartres for part of the Middle Ages.