Chenonceaux

Chenonceaux (French: [ʃənɔ̃so]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Chenonceaux
Commune
Chenonceau Château and the Cher River
Coat of arms
Location of Chenonceaux
Chenonceaux
Chenonceaux
Coordinates: 47°19′59″N 1°04′09″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementLoches
CantonBléré
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Poupeau[1]
Area
1
4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
351
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37070 /37150
Elevation54–129 m (177–423 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is situated in the valley of the River Cher, a tributary of the Loire,[3] about 26 km (16 mi) east of Tours and on the right bank of the Cher.

The population of permanent residents hovers about 400, as of 2012, but there is a large influx of tourists during the summer months, because the village adjoins the former royal Château de Chenonceau, one of the most popular tourist destinations in France. The chateau is distinctive in being built across the river. The village is also situated in Touraine-Chenonceaux wine-growing area, and bordered on its northern edge by the Forest of Amboise.

Name

The difference in spelling between the Château's name (Chenonceau) and the village (Chenonceaux) is attributed to Louise Dupin de Francueil, owner of the chateau during the French Revolution, who is said to have dropped the "x" at the end of its name to differentiate what was a symbol of royalty from the Republic. As a result of her good relations with the village, the Chateau was spared the iconoclastic damage suffered by many other monuments during the Revolution. Although no official sources have been found to support this claim, the Château has ever since been referred to and spelled as Chenonceau.

Mme Dupin hosted the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau in Chenonceau as tutor to her children, and among her descendants was the writer Georges Sand, born Aurore Dupin.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793308—    
1800366+18.8%
1806327−10.7%
1821363+11.0%
1831313−13.8%
1836320+2.2%
1841333+4.1%
1846328−1.5%
1851356+8.5%
1856366+2.8%
1861368+0.5%
1866398+8.2%
1872379−4.8%
1876390+2.9%
1881434+11.3%
1886410−5.5%
1891352−14.1%
1896379+7.7%
YearPop.±%
1901326−14.0%
1906323−0.9%
1911308−4.6%
1921356+15.6%
1926328−7.9%
1931296−9.8%
1936302+2.0%
1946292−3.3%
1954321+9.9%
1962301−6.2%
1968308+2.3%
1975316+2.6%
1982361+14.2%
1990313−13.3%
1999325+3.8%
2006339+4.3%
2009353+4.1%

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chenonceaux" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 80.



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