Chavenon

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Chavenon
Chavenon
Coordinates: 46°24′53″N 2°56′50″E / 46.4147°N 2.9472°E / 46.4147; 2.9472Coordinates: 46°24′53″N 2°56′50″E / 46.4147°N 2.9472°E / 46.4147; 2.9472
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Allier
Arrondissement Montluçon
Canton Montmarault
Intercommunality Région de Montmarault
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Delsaux
Area
  Land1 17.47 km2 (6.75 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 145
  Population2 Density 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 03070 / 03440
Elevation 265–416 m (869–1,365 ft)
(avg. 365 m or 1,198 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chavenon is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.

History

The former name is Ecclesia de Cavenone,[1] the name of a monastery which was destroyed in the French Revolution.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 302    
1968 304+0.7%
1975 235−22.7%
1982 179−23.8%
1990 155−13.4%
1999 159+2.6%
2008 145−8.8%

Transportation

Government

The following table shows mayors of Chavenon.

Name Start End Notes
Bernard Madet 2001 2008
Jean-Pierre Delsaux 2008

Sights

  • Saint-Martin Church,[2] which is an 11th-century and 12th-century building
  • Watermill of Veaux on the Aumance River (the last one on this French river). The Aumance River is a tributary of the Cher River. This mill is on the Cassini map.
  • Manor of Sceauve, which is a former fief.

Personalities

Born in Chavenon:

  • Cécile Desliens (1853–1937), painter
  • Marie Desliens (1856–1938), painter

See also

References

  1. Quoted for the first time as Ecclesia de Cavenone by (French) Nicolas de Nicolay 1517-1583.
  2. (French) Chavenon dans la base Mérimée.

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