Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy

Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.

Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy
Commune
The crossroads with five crosses in Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy
Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy
Coordinates: 48°51′30″N 1°32′00″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement	Dreux
Canton	Anet
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Dumas[1]
Area ^1	9.21 km^2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	295
• Density	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	28355 /28260
Elevation	72–161 m (236–528 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	186	—
1968	198	+6.5%
1975	191	−3.5%
1982	193	+1.0%
1990	311	+61.1%
1999	294	−5.5%
2008	336	+14.3%

Sights

• 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.48.848437°N 1.5275°E[3]. This monument is depicted on the coat of arms of the commune. Another notable "Five Crosses" monument exists at Ploubezre.

See also

• Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. Official site