Cervon
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Clamecy | |
| Canton | Corbigny | |
| Community association | Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 14 ' N , 3 ° 45' E | |
| height | 192-408 m | |
| surface | 54.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 650 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58800 | |
| INSEE code | 58047 | |
| Website | http://www.cervon.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Cervon |
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Cervon is a French municipality with 650 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Clamecy and the canton of Corbigny .
geography
Cervon is about 60 kilometers south of Auxerre . The Anguison , a tributary of the Yonne , flows through the municipality and borders the municipality in the southwest. Cervon is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Magny-Lormes in the north, Lormes in the northeast, Vauclaix in the east, Montreuillon in the south and southeast, Mouron-sur-Yonne in the south, Sardy-lès-Épiry in the southwest and Corbigny in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 862 | 836 | 718 | 683 | 629 | 661 | 608 | 601 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Eptade Abbey, 11th century Benedictine monastery, portal since 1908 Monument historique
- Romanesque church of Saint-Barthélémy, portal from the 15th century, monument historique since 1908
- Notre-Dame Chapel in Marcilly from the 16th century
- Marcilly Castle, built on the banks of the Yonne in 1455, monument historique since 1996
- Ruins of Certaines, Paimpoirier and Tressolles
- Le Pontot Castle
- Lantilly Castle, built in place of a Gallo-Roman villa, has been a monument historique since 1985
- Cuzy Castle from the 17th century
- numerous mansions
- Mills of Certaines (Remnants) and Précy
Marcilly Castle
Lantilly Castle
Personalities
- Franc-Nohain (actually Maurice Étienne Legrand , 1872–1934), writer
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Kobern-Gondorf in Rhineland-Palatinate since 1979.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 298-301.
