Corbigny

Corbigny
Commune
The Anguison river in Corbigny
Coat of arms
Location of Corbigny
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Coordinates: 47°15′27″N 3°41′03″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Clamecy
Canton	Corbigny
Intercommunality	Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Maryse Peltier[1]
Area ^1	20.06 km^2 (7.75 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,363
• Density	68/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	58083 /58800
Elevation	182–275 m (597–902 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Corbigny (French pronunciation: [kɔʁbiɲi]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.[3]

Geography

Corbigny is located at the western end of the Morvan hills and is one of the five entry points of Parc naturel régional du Morvan. The river Anguison, a tributary of the Yonne, flows through the town. Corbigny station has rail connections to Auxerre and Laroche-Migennes.

History

The city used to be one of the first steps for pilgrims starting from Vézelay on the road to Santiago de Compostela.

On 15 January 1934, a Dewoitine tri-motor commercial airliner, the 'Emeraude' (Emerald), returning from Indochina, crashed into a hillside near Corbigny, killing all ten people aboard, including the director of Air France, Maurice Noguès, and the governor-general of the colony of French Indochina, Pierre Pasquier.[4]

Monuments

The Saint Léonard Abbaye which was built in the 18th century is one of the city's most famous attractions. A festival of classical music takes place in this Abbaye every summer.

Demographics

On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 1,440. The residents of Corbigny are known as Corbigeois in French.

See also

• Communes of the Nièvre department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. A photograph of the memorial to those killed in the crash of the "Emeraude" on 15 January 1934 can be seen here.