Corbigny

Corbigny
Corbigny
Commune
	The Anguison river in Corbigny
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 47°15′27″N 3°41′03″E / 47.25750°N 3.6842°ECoordinates: 47°15′27″N 3°41′03″E / 47.25750°N 3.6842°E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Clamecy
Canton	Corbigny
Intercommunality	Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Maryse Peltier
Area 1	20.06 km2 (7.75 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	1,463
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	58083 /58800
Elevation	182–275 m (597–902 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Corbigny (French pronunciation: [kɔʁbiɲi]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. The city is located next to the Morvan and is one of the five Cities-Doors of Parc naturel régional du Morvan.

History[]

The city used to be one of the first steps for pilgrims starting from Vézelay on the road to Santiago de Compostela.

On 15 January 1934, a Dewoitine tri-motor commercial airliner, the 'Emeraude' (Emerald), returning from Indochina, crashed into a hillside near Corbigny, killing all ten people aboard, including the director of Air France, Maurice Noguès, and the governor-general of the colony of French Indochina, Pierre Pasquier.^[3]

Monuments[]

The Saint Léonard Abbaye which was built in the 18th century is one of the city's most famous attractions. A festival of classical music takes place in this Abbaye every summer.

Demographics[]

At the 1999 census, the population was 1709. On 1 January 2006, the estimate was 1681. The residents of Corbigny are known as 'Corbigeois.'

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ A photograph of the memorial to those killed in the crash of the "Emeraude" on 15 January 1934 can be seen here.