Courtenay () is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Loiret Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.

department in north-central

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History

Fortified by Athon, the first lord of Courtenay (Seigneur de Courtenay). The Noble house of Courtenay continued in France for many generations and eventually founded the

Earls of Devon Earl of Devon was created several times in the English peerage, and was possessed first (after the Norman Conquest of 1066) by the de Redvers (''alias'' de Reviers, Revieres, etc.) family, and later by the Courtenay family. It is not to be con ...

in England. It is the seat of the

canton of Courtenay The canton of Courtenay is an administrative division of the Loiret department, central France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Courtenay. It consists of the foll ...

, which is part of the

arrondissement of Montargis The arrondissement of Montargis is an arrondissement of France in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 125 communes. Its population is 170,285 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement ...

People

* Courtenay was the birthplace of

Aristide Bruant Aristide Bruant (; 6 May 1851 – 11 February 1925) was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner. He is best known as the man in the red scarf and black cape featured on certain famous posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. He ...

and

Pierre Tarin Pierre Tarin (1725–1761) was a French doctor, writer, and translator, born in Courtenay. He is best known for his contributions to ''Encyclopédie'' by Diderot and D'Alembert Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (; ; 16 November 1717 – ...

. *

Jacques-René Tenon Jacques-René Tenon (, 21 February 1724 – 16 January 1816) was a French surgeon born near the town of Joigny. He was very active in hospital reform during the second half of the 18th century. His seminal treatise on hospital design and manageme ...

, the famous surgeon, anatomist and influential 18th century analyst of hospital systems, spent his childhood in Courtenay.

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