Marchenoir

Marchenoir
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Marchenoir
Marchenoir Show map of France Marchenoir Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°49′27″N 1°23′44″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Blois
Canton	La Beauce
Intercommunality	Beauce Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Julien Catala[1]
Area ^1	9.42 km^2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	682
• Density	72/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41123 /41370
Elevation	124–151 m (407–495 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marchenoir (French pronunciation: [maʁʃənwaʁ]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.[3] The nearby forest of Marchenoir was the site of L'Aumône Abbey, a Cistercian daughter house of Cîteaux Abbey. The Earl of Buckingham stayed at the Abbey in 1380 whilst his army was quartered in the Forest.[4]

History

In 1650 Claude Pajon was appointed to be pastor to the Reformed Church at Marchenoir.[5]

The husband and wife comedians Raymond Bussières and Annette Poivre are buried in the Marchenoir cemetery.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	669	—
1975	667	−0.04%
1982	633	−0.74%
1990	627	−0.12%
1999	632	+0.09%
2007	687	+1.05%
2012	664	−0.68%
2017	659	−0.15%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. John Froissart, John (1395). Froissart's Chronicles Book II. Manuscript. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
5. Gootjes, Albert (2013). Claude Pajon (1626-1685) and the Academy of Saumur: The First Controversy over Grace. Brill.
6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE