Mareau-aux-Prés

Mareau-aux-Prés is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France, situated 13 km south west of the city of Orléans.

Mareau-aux-Prés
The town hall in Mareau-aux-Prés
Location of Mareau-aux-Prés
Mareau-aux-Prés
Mareau-aux-Prés
Coordinates: 47°50′52″N 1°48′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementOrléans
CantonBeaugency
IntercommunalityTerres du Val de Loire
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Bertrand Hauchecorne
Area
1
13.34 km2 (5.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,351
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Mareprésiens[2]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45196 /45370
Elevation82–103 m (269–338 ft)
Websitewww.mareauauxpres.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The first records of the commune date back to the 10th century, when it went by the Latin name of Marolaium or Marogilium.

It includes the hamlets of Saint Fiacre and Trépoix. Trépoix has the remains of a 13th-century castle.[3]

Mareau has always been an agricultural community and today is known for producing Orléans and Orléans-Cléry AOC wines.[4]

As of January 2012, the Mayor is Bertrand Hauchecorne.[5]

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