Malesherbes, Loiret

For the French statesman, see Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes.

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.

Malesherbes
Part of Le Malesherbois
Castle of Malesherbes
Coat of arms
Location of Malesherbes
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Coordinates: 48°17′42″N 2°24′54″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  (2022)[1]	6,004
• Density	340/km2 (880/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.

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

Notable people

• 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.

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department