Chavenon
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Chavenon (French pronunciation: [ʃavnɔ̃]; Occitan: Chavanon) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.
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| Coordinates: 46°24′53″N 2°56′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon |
| Canton | Commentry |
| Intercommunality | Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Tarian[1] |
Area 1 | 17.47 km2 (6.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 140 |
| • Density | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
History
The former name is Ecclesia de Cavenone,[3] the name of a monastery which was destroyed in the French Revolution.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 304 | — |
| 1975 | 235 | −3.61% |
| 1982 | 179 | −3.81% |
| 1990 | 155 | −1.78% |
| 1999 | 159 | +0.28% |
| 2009 | 141 | −1.19% |
| 2014 | 129 | −1.76% |
| 2020 | 135 | +0.76% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transportation
Chavenon station, on the railway between Montluçon and Moulins, was closed for passengers in 1972.
Government
The following table shows mayors of Chavenon.
| Name | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Madet | 2001 | 2008 |
| Jean-Pierre Delsaux | 2008 | 2014 |
| François Tarian | 2014 | current |
Sights
- St Martin's Church, Chavenon,[5] a 12th-century building
- Castle Montgeorges, a 16th-century building
- Château de Saint-Hubert, a 19th-century mansion and now a Russian orthodox monastery with a park drawn by the landscape gardener François-Marie Treyve
- Watermill of Veaux[6] on the river Aumance (the last one on this French river). The Aumance is a tributary of the Cher. 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
Heraldry
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French: De sinople à la fasce ondée d'argent chargée d'une bande ondée d'azur surchargée de l'inscription «CHAVENON» en lettre capitales d'argent, le tout accompagnée en pointe de saint Martin à cheval du même et en chef d'un boeuf arrêté aussi d'argent adextré d'un épi de maïs d'or et senestré d'une gerbe de blé du même.
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