Chauvigny Chôvigni (Poitevin–Saintongeais) | |
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 A general view of Chauvigny | |
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| Coordinates:46°34′10″N0°38′51″E / 46.5694°N 0.6475°E /46.5694; 0.6475 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Montmorillon |
| Canton | Chauvigny |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Poitiers |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gérard Herbert[1] |
Area 1 | 95.82 km2 (37.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,007 |
| • Density | 73.13/km2 (189.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86070 /86300 |
| Elevation | 61–149 m (200–489 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chauvigny (French pronunciation:[ʃoviɲi];Poitevin:Chôvigni) is acommune in theViennedepartment in theNouvelle-Aquitaineregion in western France.
Chauvigny is located 20 miles (32 km) east ofPoitiers by rail. The town is situated overlooking the riverVienne and a small brook. Chauvigny is twinned withBillericay inEssex, England.
The composerFernand Lamy (1881–1966) was born in Chauvigny.
Chauvigny was 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 6,653 | — |
| 1975 | 6,686 | +0.07% |
| 1982 | 6,565 | −0.26% |
| 1990 | 6,658 | +0.18% |
| 1999 | 7,025 | +0.60% |
| 2007 | 6,895 | −0.23% |
| 2012 | 6,962 | +0.19% |
| 2017 | 7,049 | +0.25% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Chauvigny features two interestingRomanesque churches, both restored in the 19th century. There are also ruins of a château of thebishops of Poitiers and of several other strongholds.[4]
Near Chauvigny is the curious bone-cavern of Jioux, the entrance to which is fortified by large blocks of stone.[4]
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.[4]
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chauvigny".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 19.
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