Chenonceaux

Chenonceaux ( Pronunciación francesa: [ ʃənɔ̃so ]^ⓘ ) es unacomunaen eldepartamento francésdeIndre-et-Loirey en laregióndeCentre-Val de Loire, Francia.

Está situada en el valle del río Cher , un afluente del Loira , ^{[ 3 ]} a unos 26  km (16  mi) al este de Tours y en la margen derecha del Cher.

La población residente ronda los 350 habitantes, pero recibe una gran afluencia de turistas durante los meses de verano, ya que el pueblo linda con el antiguo castillo real de Chenonceau , uno de los destinos turísticos más populares de Francia. El castillo se distingue por estar construido al otro lado del río. El pueblo también se encuentra en la región vitivinícola de Touraine-Chenonceaux y limita al norte con el bosque de Amboise .

The difference in spelling between the Château's name (Chenonceau) and the village (Chenonceaux) is attributed to 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.

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department

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