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Country
  
France

Department
  
Loir-et-Cher

Intercommunality
  
Beauce et Forêt

Area
  
9.42 km²

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Canton
  
Marchenoir

Population (2013)
  
652

Arrondissement
  
Blois

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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.

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Map of 41370 Marchenoir, France

History

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

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

    • References

    Marchenoir Wikipedia
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