Chauvigny
Chauvigny (Poitevin: Chôvigni) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Located 20 mi east of Poitiers by rail. The town is situated overlooking the river Vienne and a small brook.
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Gli archivi di autorità della Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names registrano Chauvigny come luogo abitato. Etalab API Découpage administratif registra Chauvigny come “commune”. Gli archivi di autorità della Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names registrano Nouvelle-Aquitaine come unità amministrativa di Chauvigny. Etalab API Découpage administratif registra Vienna come unità amministrativa di Chauvigny. Etalab API Découpage administratif registra Nouvelle-Aquitaine come regione amministrativa di Chauvigny. Etalab API Découpage administratif registra France come paese di Chauvigny.
Misure
La superficie di Chauvigny è di 9.602,98 ettari, secondo la Etalab API Découpage administratif. La Etalab API Découpage administratif registra il codice postale 86300 per Chauvigny.
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Twinned with Billericay in Essex, England. The composer Fernand Lamy (1881–1966) was born in Chauvigny. Among the places visited by Roger Fry the British artist, art critic and member of the Bloomsbury group in October 1911 when, after his visit to Paris to see the Salon d’Automne, he joined Clive Bell (husband of the celebrated English artist Vanessa Bell) and Duncan Grant (also a celebrated English artist) on a bicycle tour of the region to explore Romanesque churches. Fry produced a charming painting of Chauvigny
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Key facts
• Name — Chauvigny • Native Name — Chôvigni (Poitevin–Saintongeais) • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Montmorillon • Canton — Chauvigny • Insee — 86070 • Postal Code — 86300 • Mayor — Gérard Herbert • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — CU Grand Poitiers • Elevation Min M — 61 • Elevation Max M — 149 • Area Km2 — 95.82
Sights
Sights
Chauvigny features two interesting Romanesque churches, both restored in the 19th century. There are also ruins of a château of the bishops of Poitiers and of several other strongholds. Near Chauvigny is the curious bone-cavern of Jioux, the entrance to which is fortified by large blocks of stone. • Illustration — Panorama of Chauvigny
Economy
Economy
As of 1911, the town carried on lime-burning and plaster-manufacture, and there were stone quarries in the vicinity. Trade was in wool and feathers. • Illustration — La gare de Chauvigny.
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