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Marchenoir

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Marchenoir

Total population

682

Elevation124 m
Land area9.42 km²
Coordinates47.82°, 1.40°

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City facts

Elevation
124 m
Area
9.42 km²

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Overview

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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History & geography

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.

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Geography

Latitude
47.8244
Longitude
1.3951
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.45
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,258

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
39
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
41123
Department
41
Region
24
Population (Wikidata)
677

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
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  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
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  • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr