Marie-Louise Tenèze née Alterauge (1922–2016) was a French ethnologist and folklorist who is remembered for her research into popular French fairy tales, including those transmitted by word of mouth. Inspired by Paul Delarue in the 1950s, in 2000 she completed his Le Conte populaire français : catalogue raisonné des versions de France et des pays de langue française d'outre-mer. She also collaborated with researchers from Göttingen on the Enzyklopädie des Märchens, published by De Gruyter. In collaboration with the ethnologist Jean-Michel Guilcher she investigated traditional dances. Working in particular with Josiane Bru, she devoted the remainder of her life to investigating the history of oral tales and traditions.
