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Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy

Coordinates: 48°51′30″N 1°32′00″E / 48.8583°N 1.5333°E / 48.8583; 1.5333
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Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy
The crossroads with five crosses in Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy
The crossroads with five crosses in Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy
Coat of arms of Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy
Location of Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy
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Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy is located in France
Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy
Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy
Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy
Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy
Coordinates: 48°51′30″N 1°32′00″E / 48.8583°N 1.5333°E / 48.8583; 1.5333
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentEure-et-Loir
ArrondissementDreux
CantonAnet
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Dreux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Dumas[1]
Area
1
9.21 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
297
 • Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
28355 /28260
Elevation72–161 m (236–528 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿wɛ̃ maʁʃəfʁwa]) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962186—    
1968198+6.5%
1975191−3.5%
1982193+1.0%
1990311+61.1%
1999294−5.5%
2008336+14.3%

Sights

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  • Five Crosses: monument to five brothers killed in combat in the 11th century at the intersection of route D933 (Route de Houdan) and D136 north toward Marchefroy.[3][4] This monument is depicted on the coat of arms of the commune. Another notable "Five Crosses" monument exists at Ploubezre.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Location: 48°50′54″N 1°31′39″E / 48.848437°N 1.5275°E / 48.848437; 1.5275 (The Five Crosses)
  4. ^ Les Cinq Croix de France, Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy official website