Chevroches
Chevroches | |
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 Town hall and church | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Arrondissement | Clamecy |
| Canton | Clamecy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Lebeau[1] |
Area 1 | 3.21 km2 (1.24 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 58073 /58500 |
| Elevation | 147–229 m (482–751 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chevroches (IPA: [ʃəvʁɔʃ] <phonos file="LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Chevroches.wav"></phonos>) is a commune, a village, in the Nièvre department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, in central France.[2]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Chevroches lies between the Canal du Nivernais, the river Yonne, and the place where the river Yonne used to be.
History
[edit | edit source]This village is really old, according to archeologists, there was smithing activity from the second to the fourth century. All the ancient objects which has been found there are now in a museum in Clamecy, just few miles away from Chevroches.
This village church was probably built in the ninth century, and Chevroches old name was "Cava Roca" [ kava ʁɔka ] which means hollow rock. That name is linked to the stone quarry, which is now abandoned.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Inhabitants are called Cavarocois (IPA: [kavaʁɔkwa]) in French. On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 122.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ INSEE commune file
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