Marchenoir

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]

Marchenoir
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Marchenoir
Coat of arms
Location of Marchenoir
Marchenoir is located in France
Marchenoir
Marchenoir
Marchenoir is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Marchenoir
Marchenoir
Coordinates: 47°49′27″N 1°23′44″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementBlois
CantonLa Beauce
IntercommunalityBeauce Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Julien Catala[1]
Area
1
9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
679
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41123 /41370
Elevation124–151 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.

History

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

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793497—    
1806507+2.0%
1821548+8.1%
1831500−8.8%
1841529+5.8%
1851594+12.3%
1861708+19.2%
1872656−7.3%
1881719+9.6%
1891668−7.1%
1901611−8.5%
1911631+3.3%
YearPop.±%
1921572−9.4%
1931553−3.3%
1946572+3.4%
1954599+4.7%
1962633+5.7%
1968669+5.7%
1975667−0.3%
1982633−5.1%
1990627−0.9%
1999632+0.8%
2008692+9.5%
2013652−5.8%

See also

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  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.
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