Corbigny
| Corbigny | ||
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Clamecy | |
| Canton | Corbigny (main town) | |
| Community association | Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 15 ′ N , 3 ° 41 ′ E | |
| height | 182-275 m | |
| surface | 20.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,482 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 74 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58800 | |
| INSEE code | 58083 | |
| Website | http://www.corbigny.org/ | |
Corbigny is a French commune with 1,482 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 . The inhabitants are called the Corbigeois .
geography
Corbigny lies on the Anguison , a tributary of the Yonne , which forms the southwestern municipal boundary. Corbigny is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Monceaux-le-Comte are Ruages in the north, Anthien in the north and northeast, Magny-Lormes in the northeast, Cervon in the east, Sardy-lès-Épiry in the south, Pazy in the southwest and Chaumot and Chitry-les -Mines in the west.
The former Routes nationales 77bis (today's D977bis), 458 (today's D958) and 485 (today's D985) run through the municipality . Corbigny is located on a section of the Via Lemovicensis , one of the four historical " Routes of the St. James pilgrims in France ".
history
The prototype "Emeraud" of the low- wing aircraft Dewoitine D.333 crashed here on January 15, 1934.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,985 | 2.005 | 2,253 | 1.997 | 1,802 | 1,709 | 1,681 | 1,584 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Seine church, built in the Gothic style at the beginning of the 16th century, monument historique
- Saint-Léonard Abbey of the Benedictine Order, Monument historique since 2001, buildings from the 18th century
- Sarre chapel from the 12th century
- town hall
- Station building from 1871
- Sainte-Agathe fountain
Saint-Seine church
Saint-Léonard Abbey
Old house in Corbigny
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. 307-317.
