Marchenoir | ||
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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 | La Beauce | |
Intercommunality | Beauce et Forêt | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Marc Fesneau | |
Area1 | 9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi) | |
Population (2013)2 | 652 | |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/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) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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 stayed at the Abbey in 1380 whilst his army was quartered in the Forest.
In 1650 Claude Pajon was appointed to be pastor to the Reformed Church at Marchenoir.