Chauvigny

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Chauvigny
Commune
A general view of Chauvigny
A general view of Chauvigny
Coat of arms of Chauvigny
Coat of arms
Location of Chauvigny
Chauvigny is located in France
Chauvigny
Chauvigny
Coordinates: 46°34′10″N 0°38′51″E / 46.5694°N 0.6475°E / 46.5694; 0.6475Coordinates: 46°34′10″N 0°38′51″E / 46.5694°N 0.6475°E / 46.5694; 0.6475
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementMontmorillon
CantonChauvigny
IntercommunalityCU Grand Poitiers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Herbert[1]
Area
1
95.82 km2 (37.00 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
7,045
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86070 /86300
Elevation61–149 m (200–489 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chauvigny (French pronunciation: ​[ʃoviɲi]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Chauvigny is located 20 miles (32 km) east of Poitiers by rail. The town is situated overlooking the river Vienne and a small brook. Chauvigny is twinned with Billericay in Essex, England.

The composer Fernand Lamy (1881–1966) was born in Chauvigny.

Sights[]

Chauvigny features two interesting Romanesque churches, both restored in the 19th century. There are also ruins of a château of the bishops of Poitiers and of several other strongholds.[3]

  • Chauvigny - Romanesque church Saint-Pierre
  • Chauvigny-Saint-Pierre-110-Donjon-2008-gje.jpg
  • Chauvigny-Saint-Pierre-116-2008-gje.jpg
  • Chauvigny-Saint-Pierre-122-Mittelschiff-2008-gje.jpg
  • Chauvigny-Saint-Pierre-124-Chor-Kapitelle 7 bis 2-2008-gje.jpg
  • Chauvigny-Saint-Pierre-146-Kapitell 4-Darbringung Jesu im Tempel-2008-gje.jpg
  • Chauvigny-Saint-Pierre-154-Kapitell 6-Mensch mit zwei Koerpern-2008-gje.jpg

Near Chauvigny is the curious bone-cavern of Jioux, the entrance to which is fortified by large blocks of stone.[3]

Panorama of Chauvigny

Economy[]

As of 1911, the town carried on lime-burning and plaster-manufacture, and there were stone quarries in the vicinity. Trade was in wool and feathers.[3]

La gare de Chauvigny.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chauvigny". Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 19.

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