Malesherbes, Loiret

Malesherbes 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.

Malesherbes
Castle of Malesherbes
Coat of arms
Location of Malesherbes
Malesherbes
Malesherbes
Coordinates: 48°17′42″N 2°24′54″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementPithiviers
CantonMalesherbes
CommuneLe Malesherbois
Area
1
17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
6,047
  Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
45330
Elevation67–140 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.

The terminus of the RER D is located in the commune.

Famous people from the commune

  • 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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