Marchenoir () is a commune in the

Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher (, ) is a Departments of France, department in the Centre-Val de Loire Regions of France, region of France. It is named after two rivers which run through it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher (river), Cher in its southern p ...

department of central

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. The nearby forest of Marchenoir was the site of

L'Aumône Abbey L’Aumône Abbey (, ; also known as , ) is a former Cistercian monastery in the commune of La Colombe, Loir-et-Cher, France, 34 kilometres north of Blois in the Forêt de Cîteaux, part of the Forêt de Marchenoir. History The abbey was found ...

, a

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daughter house of

Cîteaux Abbey Cîteaux Abbey ( ) is a Catholic abbey located in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, south of Dijon, France. It is notable for being the original house of the Order of Cistercians. Today, it belongs to the Trappists (also called the Cistercians of th ...

. The

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stayed at the Abbey in 1380 whilst his army was quartered in the Forest.

History

In 1650

Claude Pajon Claude Pajon (1626, Romorantin-Lanthenay – September 27, 1685) was a 17th-century French theologian. He followed the teachings of John Cameron which was at odds with the dominant Calvinist views which led to the "Pajonist controversy" in 1668. ...

was appointed to be pastor to the Reformed Church at Marchenoir. The husband and wife comedians

Raymond Bussières Raymond Bussières (3 November 1907 – 29 April 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films from 1933 to 1982. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille and died in Paris. He is buried in Marchenoir. He was married to the actre ...

and

Annette Poivre Annette Poivre (24 June 1917 – 2 June 1988) was a French stage actor, stage and film actress.Hayward p.241 She was married to the actor Raymond Bussières with whom she sometimes co-starred. Poivre was noted for her comic performances. Selected ...

are buried in the Marchenoir cemetery.

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Communes of Loir-et-Cher {{LoirCher-geo-stub

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