Mérigny

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Mérigny

Total population

544

Elevation67 m

Land area31.77 km²

Coordinates46.63°, 0.93°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

Mérigny is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Marie Besnard

French woman, accused of being a serial poisoner, acquitted and considered innocent by the Justice (1896–1980)

Andrew Fournet

Founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Cross

Jean de la Balue

Catholic cardinal (1422-1491)

Alexandre Erdan

French author (1826–1878)

Antoine Le Picard de Phélippeaux

French military personnel (1767-1799)

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Aimé Octobre

French sculptor (1868-1943)

Alphonse Trémeau de Rochebrune

French natural historian (1836 - 1912)

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Félix Léon Edoux

French engineer

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Henri Guillemin de Monplanet

French politician (1874-1962)

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Jean-François Mathé

French poet (1950–2023)

Jean Clerté

French painter (born 1930)

Samuel-François Lhéritier

French General during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars (1772–1829)

Louis-Désiré Maigret

Roman Catholic bishop

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Julien Augustin Chasseloup de Chatillon

French military personnel (1760-1800)

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Amable Henri Delaage

French general

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Alcide Blanchard

French politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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