Marchenoir

Marchenoir
The town hall in Marchenoir
Coat of arms
Marchenoir
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Marchenoir
Coordinates: 47°49′27″N 1°23′44″E / 47.8242°N 1.3956°ECoordinates: 47°49′27″N 1°23′44″E / 47.8242°N 1.3956°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Blois
Canton	Marchenoir (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Beauce et Forêt
Government
• Mayor	Marc Fesneau
Area^1	9.42 km^2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	632
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Marchenoir is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. 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.^[1]

History

In 1650 Claude Pajon was appointed to be pastor to the Reformed Church at Marchenoir.^[2]

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

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References

1. John Froissart, John (1395). Froissart's Chronicles Book II. Manuscript. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
2. Gootjes, Albert (2013). Claude Pajon (1626-1685) and the Academy of Saumur: The First Controversy over Grace. Brill.