Marchenoir Explained

Marchenoir
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr marchenoir (loir-et-cher).svg
Arrondissement:Blois
Canton:La Beauce
Insee:41123
Postal Code:41370
Mayor:Julien Catala[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Beauce Val de Loire
Coordinates:47.8242°N 1.3956°W
Elevation M:135
Elevation Min M:124
Elevation Max M:151
Area Km2:9.42

Marchenoir (in French pronounced as /maʁʃənwaʁ/) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.[2] 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.[3]

History

In 1650 Claude Pajon was appointed to be pastor to the Reformed Church at Marchenoir.[4]

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM41123-marchenoir INSEE commune file
  3. Book: John Froissart. John Froissart. John. Froissart's Chronicles Book II. 1395. Manuscript. 1 August 2015.
  4. Book: Gootjes. Albert. Claude Pajon (1626-1685) and the Academy of Saumur: The First Controversy over Grace. 2013. Brill.