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Chavenon | |
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 The church in Chavenon | |
Location of Chavenon  | |
  Chavenon  Chavenon | |
| Coordinates:46°24′53″N2°56′50″E / 46.4147°N 2.9472°E /46.4147; 2.9472 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 139 |
| • 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. | |
Chavenon (French pronunciation:[ʃavnɔ̃];Occitan:Chavanon) is acommune in theAllierdepartment inAuvergne in centralFrance.
The former name isEcclesia de Cavenone,[3] the name of a monastery which was destroyed in theFrench Revolution.
| 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] | ||
Chavenon station, on the railway between Montluçon and Moulins, was closed for passengers in 1972.
The following table showsmayors of Chavenon.
| Name | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Madet | 2001 | 2008 |
| Jean-Pierre Delsaux | 2008 | 2014 |
| François Tarian | 2014 | current |
Born in Chavenon:
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