[1] "Le Carillon de Vendôme" was written in the Kingdom of France to describe the last possessions of the Dauphin Charles in 1420.
After the signing of the Treaty of Troyes during the Hundred Years' War, the Dauphin was left in possession of the cities of Orléans, Beaugency, Cléry, Vendôme, and Bourges.
In 1971, American singer David Crosby released the song under the title "Orleans" on his debut album, If I Could Only Remember My Name.
The names of famous fictional detectives are sung to the tune of the song in French movie Towards Zero, titled L'Heure Zero in France.
Laurent Voulzy performed "Le Carillon de Vendôme" on his 2012 "Lys & Love Tour".