Chevroches
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Location within Burgundy region Chevroches | |
Coordinates: 47°27′02″N 3°32′47″E / 47.4506°N 3.5464°ECoordinates: 47°27′02″N 3°32′47″E / 47.4506°N 3.5464°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Nièvre |
Arrondissement | Clamecy |
Canton | Clamecy |
Intercommunality | Vaux d'Yonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Louis Lebeau |
Area1 | 3.21 km2 (1.24 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 139 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Chevroches [ ʃɛvʁɔʃ ] is a commune, a village, in the Nièvre [ njɛvʁ ] department in Burgundy, in central France.
Inhabitants are called Cavarocois [ kavaʁɔkwa ].
Geography
Chevroches lays between the Canal du Nivernais , the river Yonne and the former place where the river Yonne used to be.
History
This village is really old, according to archeologist, there was a high smiting 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
At the 1999 census, the population was 139. On 1 January 2006, the estimate was 146.
See also
References
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