Achun

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Achun
Achun (France)
Achun
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Nièvre
Arrondissement Château-Chinon (Ville)
Canton Château-Chinon
Community association Bazois Loire Morvan
Coordinates 47 ° 8 '  N , 3 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 8 '  N , 3 ° 41'  E
height 243-317 m
surface 24.51 km 2
Residents 162 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 7 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 58110
INSEE code 58001

Mairie Achun

Achun is a French municipality with 162 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) and to the Bazois Loire Morvan community association founded in 2016 . The residents call themselves Achunois .

geography

The municipality is located about 40 kilometers northeast of Nevers , immediately west of the Morvan Mountains. The Canal du Nivernais runs in the southwest of the municipality and uses the Alnain river valley here . In the wooded north of Achun ( Bois de la Dame, Les Closeaux ) lies the highest point in the municipality at 317 m above sea level. There are also contiguous forest areas in the east and south of the municipality of Achun ( Bois d'Achun, Bois Rouault ). The Achun municipality includes the villages of Achun, Fussilly and Chavance as well as the hamlets of Pain, Bussy, Le Coudray, Varigny, Roche and Le Petit Roche . Achun's neighboring municipalities are La Collancelle in the north, Sardy-lès-Épiry in the northeast, Aunay-en-Bazois in the east, Mont-et-Marré in the south and Bazolles in the west.

Place name

The place name developed from Scaduno (1130) via Eschaum (1266), Eschadunum (1270), Escadunum (1287), Aschung (1547), Aschuin (1614) and Achain (1767) to Achun (from 1793), which is still in use today .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 278 279 201 177 174 170 152 159
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Lavoir in Achun
  • 18th century castle
  • Castle in the Chavence district
  • Chapel of the former hospice of the Sisters of Mercy ( Chapelle de l'ancien hospice des Sœurs de la Charité ), founded in 1808, today part of a retirement home
  • Lavoirs in Achun and in the Roche district

There are no churches in Achun, the church of Saint-Étienne in the neighboring parish of Aunay-en-Bazois is responsible for the faithful .

Economy and Infrastructure

Eight farms (cattle, sheep and goat husbandry, grain cultivation) are located in the municipality of Achun.

Nine kilometers south of Achun, the D978 trunk road runs from Château-Chinon (Ville) to Nevers . In Nevers there is a connection to the A77 autoroute .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 203-204.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dictionnaire topographique de la Nièvre, Georges de Soultrait, Paris, 1865
  2. ↑ Achun on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Achun on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr

Web links

Commons : Achun  - collection of images