Malesherbes | |
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Part of Le Malesherbois | |
Castle of Malesherbes | |
Coordinates: 48°17′42″N 2°24′54″E / 48.295°N 2.415°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Loiret |
Arrondissement | Pithiviers |
Canton | Le Malesherbois |
Commune | Le Malesherbois |
Area 1 | 17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 6,038 |
• Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 45330 |
Elevation | 67–140 m (220–459 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Malesherbes (French pronunciation: [malzɛʁb]) is a former commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Le Malesherbois.[2] It is 65 kilometers away from Orléans.
The terminus of the RER D is located in the commune.
Notable people
[edit]- Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794), magistrate, lawyer and French statesman. He lived in the Castle of Malesherbes.
- Eugène-Louis Hauvette-Besnault, Indologist, was born and died in Malesherbes.
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