Editing Renan, Virginia

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[[Image:VAMap-doton-Renan.PNG|right|Location of Renan, Virginia]]

'''Renan''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the northeastern part of [[Pittsylvania County, Virginia|Pittsylvania County]], [[Virginia]], United States. It is included in the [[Danville, Virginia]] [[Danville, Virginia metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
It is contained within the Staunton River Magisterial District, and is located on a crossroads between [[Straightstone, Virginia|Straightstone]], [[Mount Airy, Pittsylvania County, Virginia|Mount Airy]], and [[Hurt, Virginia|Hurt]].

The community of Renan was named in the second half of the 19th century after [[Ernest Renan]], French philosopher and theologian.  The name of the community is pronounced with stress on the first syllable of the word, however.<ref>Garnett, Mary Brumfield. ''Bright Leaf: An Account of a Virginia Farm'' (1971)</ref>  In the 1880s, the four-room Harmony Grove School served the area, which was then replaced by the brick Renan School.  This was then closed and converted into a [[Virginia furniture]] factory.

A store served the community from 1901 until the 1980s.

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Virginia]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Pittsylvania County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Danville, Virginia micropolitan area]]


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