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
Commune
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
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Orléans
Canton	Beaugency
Intercommunality	Terres du Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Bertrand Hauchecorne
Area ^1	13.34 km^2 (5.15 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,351
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Mareprésiens[2]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	45196 /45370
Elevation	82–103 m (269–338 ft)
Website	www.mareauauxpres.com
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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]

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Gentilés des communes du Loiret".
3. "www.mareauauxpres.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=39".
4. "www.richardkelley.co.uk/orleans_index.htm".
5. "www.mareauauxpres.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=54".