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Noir (or noire) is the French word for black. It may also refer to:
Places
- In Canada
- Noire River, in the Outaouais region of Quebec
- Noire River, a tributary of the Yamaska River in Eastern Townships area, Quebec
- In France
- La Roche-Noire, a village and commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department
- Montagne Noire, a mountain range
- In Guadeloupe
- Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe, a commune on Guadeloupe
- In the Republic of the Congo
- Pointe-Noire District, in the Republic of the Congo
- Pointe-Noire, second largest city in the Republic of the Congo
- Pointe Noire Airport, airport of Pointe-Noire
- Pointe-Noire Bay, bay at Pointe-Noire
- Pointe-Noire District, in the Republic of the Congo
People
Art, entertainment, and media
Anime
- Noir (anime), a 2001 anime series about a pair of female assassins
Comics
- Magie Noire, a 2003 comic by the Ivorian painter and author Gilbert G. Groud
- Marvel Noir, a 2009 thematic stories based on Marvel universe
- Noir: A Collection of Crime Comics, a 2009 black-and-white crime comics anthology
Fictional characters
- Guy Noir, a fictional private detective in A Prairie Home Companion radio show
- Jack Noir, a character in the webcomic Homestuck
- Vince Noir, a fictional character in the BBC television comedy The Mighty Boosh
- Noir, alias of Ray Balzac Courland in Gorgeous Carat manga
- Noir, a character in the video game La Pucelle: Tactics (2002)
- Noire, a character in the video game Fire Emblem: Awakening (2012)
- Noire, a character in the video game Hyperdimension Neptunia
- Spider-Man Noir, a Marvel comic book character Spider-Man Noir
Genres
- Film noir, a film genre
- Neo-noir, a modern form of film noir
- Folk noir, a music genre
- Noir fiction, a literary genre closely related to hardboiled genre
- Nordic noir, Scandinavian crime fiction
- Tech noire, a specific term for a style of experimental music
Literature
- Noir (novel), a 1998 novel by K. W. Jeter
Music
Genre
- Pop noir, a genre of popular music characterized by cynical attitudes and sexual motivations
Artists
- Noir, a poetic/techno music duo comprising Georg Kajanus and Tim Dry
Albums
- Noir (Callisto album), 2006
- Noir (William Control album), 2010
- Noir (BSBD album), 2011
Television
- Souris noire, a 1987 French television series
Video games
- Noir: A Shadowy Thriller, a video game by Cyberdreams, released in 1996
- Discworld Noir, an adventure game released in 1999 by GT Interactive
- L.A. Noire, a video game by Rockstar Games which was released in May 2011
- Hyperdimension Neptunia, a video game by Compile Heart released in 2010
Brands and companies
- Noir (fashion), a Danish luxury fashion brand
- Série noire, a French publishing imprint
Wine
Other uses
- Bande noire (disambiguation)
- Bête noire (disambiguation)
- Legion Noire (Black Legion), a military unit of the French Revolutionary Army
- Royale Noir, a Windows XP theme
- Rouge et Noir, another name for the gambling game Trente et Quarante
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