Noir

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

People

• Noir (surname)

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

• Pinot noir

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