Corbigny
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Arrondissement | Clamecy |
| Canton | Corbigny |
| Intercommunality | Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maryse Peltier[1] |
Area 1 | 20.06 km2 (7.75 sq mi) |
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| 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. | |
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Corbigny (French pronunciation: [kɔʁbiɲi]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.[2]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Corbigny is located at the western end of the Morvan hills and is one of the five entry points of Parc naturel régional du Morvan. The river Anguison, a tributary of the Yonne, flows through the town. Corbigny station has rail connections to Auxerre and Laroche-Migennes.
History
[edit | edit source]The city used to be one of the first steps for pilgrims starting from Vézelay on the road to Santiago de Compostela.
The librettist and poet Franc-Nohain (1872-1934) was born in Corbigny.
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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 1,440. The residents of Corbigny are known as Corbigeois in French.
Architecture
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Town hall
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Ramparts
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Former Eglise Saint-Jean (1891)
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Train station (postcard, 1900)
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Church of Saint-Seine
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St. Leonard Abbey
See also
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- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ A photograph of the memorial to those killed in the crash of the "Emeraude" on 15 January 1934 can be seen here.
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