Editing Chenonceaux

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{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Chenonceaux
|commune status         = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image                  = Château de Chenonceau and the Cher River.jpg
|caption                = Chenonceau Château and the Cher River
|image coat of arms     = Blason de la ville de Chenonceaux (37).svg
|arrondissement         = Loches
|canton                 = Bléré
|mayor                  = Pierre Poupeau<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2021&ndash;2026
|coordinates            = {{coord|47.3331|1.0692|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            =
|elevation min m        = 54
|elevation max m        = 129
|area km2               = 4.33
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|INSEE                  = 37070
|postal code            = 37150
}}

'''Chenonceaux''' ({{IPA|fr|ʃənɔ̃so|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Chenonceaux.wav}}) is a [[communes of France|commune]] in the [[departments of France|French department]] of [[Indre-et-Loire]], and the [[administrative regions of France|region]] of [[Centre-Val de Loire]], France.
[[File:2000 - 'Chenonceaux' - Marie-Claire Lefébure.JPG|thumb|right|The castle and its flower gardens.]]
It is situated in the valley of the river [[Cher (river)|Cher]], a tributary of the [[Loire]],<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Chenonceaux|volume=6|page=80}}</ref> about 26&nbsp;km (16&nbsp;mi) east of [[Tours]] and on the right bank of the Cher.

The population of permanent residents hovers about 350, 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 château 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 Marie Madeleine Fontaine|Louise Dupin de Francueil]], owner of the château 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 Château 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 [[George Sand]], born Aurore Dupin.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-37070#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |308
|1975 |316
|1982 |361
|1990 |313
|1999 |325
|2007 |351
|2012 |360
|2017 |351
}}

==See also==
*[[Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080424032246/http://www.chenonceaux-blere-tourisme.com/ Tourism Office Chenonceaux]
* [http://www.chenonceau.com/ Link to Official Website Chateau de Chenonceau]

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