Marbois
Marbois (French pronunciation: [maʁbwa]) is a commune in the department of Eure, northern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Chanteloup, Le Chesne (the seat), Les Essarts and Saint-Denis-du-Béhélan. The merging of the towns swelled the size of the population from 591 in 2013 to 1,326 in 2019.
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The church in Les Essarts, in Marbois | |
Location of Marbois | |
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| Coordinates: 48°53′31″N 0°56′56″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Bernay |
| Canton | Breteuil |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Wohlschlegel |
| Area 1 | 46.54 km2 (17.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 1,308 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27157 /27160, 27240 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
In 2022 the town commissioned the construction of a town stadium next to the local school. This was accompanied by the planting of hedge-rows to increase biodiversity.
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