French city that is capital of the Eure-et-Loir department (8)

I believe the answer is:

chartres

(Other definitions for chartres that I've seen before include "Cathedral city in north-west France" , "N French city with a distinctive Gothic cathedral" , "City southwest of Paris - arch rest (anag)" , "City and Gothic cathedral in N France" , "French town with famous cathedral" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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