Corbigny
Corbigny | |
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The Anguison river in Corbigny | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Corbigny | |
Corbigny Corbigny | |
| Coordinates: 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[1] |
Area 1 | 20.06 km2 (7.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,327 |
| • Density | 66.15/km2 (171.3/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.[3] The residents of Corbigny are known as Corbigeois in French.
Geography
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
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.[4]
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.
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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ 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.