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Chenonceaux (French pronunciation: [ʃənɔ̃so] (listen)) is a commune in the French department of Indre-et-Loire, and the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Chenonceaux
Commune
Chenonceau Château and the Cher River
Coat of arms
Location of Chenonceaux
Chenonceaux Show map of France Chenonceaux Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°19′59″N 1°04′09″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Loches
Canton	Bléré
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Pierre Poupeau[1]
Area 1	4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	351
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37070 /37150
Elevation	54–129 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^[update], 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

Year Pop. ±% 1793 308 —     1800 366 +18.8% 1806 327 −10.7% 1821 363 +11.0% 1831 313 −13.8% 1836 320 +2.2% 1841 333 +4.1% 1846 328 −1.5% 1851 356 +8.5% 1856 366 +2.8% 1861 368 +0.5% 1866 398 +8.2% 1872 379 −4.8% 1876 390 +2.9% 1881 434 +11.3% 1886 410 −5.5% 1891 352 −14.1% 1896 379 +7.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 326 −14.0% 1906 323 −0.9% 1911 308 −4.6% 1921 356 +15.6% 1926 328 −7.9% 1931 296 −9.8% 1936 302 +2.0% 1946 292 −3.3% 1954 321 +9.9% 1962 301 −6.2% 1968 308 +2.3% 1975 316 +2.6% 1982 361 +14.2% 1990 313 −13.3% 1999 325 +3.8% 2006 339 +4.3% 2009 353 +4.1%

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department

References

External links

• Tourism Office Chenonceaux
• Link to Official Website Chateau de Chenonceau

На других языках

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[de] Chenonceaux

Chenonceaux ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 351 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Indre-et-Loire in der Region Centre-Val de Loire; sie gehört zum Arrondissement Loches und zum Kanton Bléré. Sie liegt etwa 25 Kilometer östlich von Tours am rechten Ufer des Cher.

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- [en] Chenonceaux

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[ru] Шенонсо (коммуна)

Шенонсо (фр. Chenonceaux) — коммуна во Франции, в регионе Центр, департамент Эндр и Луара. По территории коммуны протекает река Шер[1]. Ближайший крупный город — Тур. Расстояние от Парижа — 195 км[1].

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