| Commune status | Commune |
|---|---|
| Arrondissement | Montluçon |
| Canton | Commentry |
| Insee | 03070 |
| Postal code | 03440 |
| Mayor | François Tarian[1] |
| Term | 2020–2026 |
| Intercommunality | Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté |
| Coordinates | 46.4147°N 2.9472°E |
| Elevation m | 365 |
| Elevation min m | 265 |
| Elevation max m | 416 |
| Area km 2 | 17.47 |
Chavenon (ʃavnɔ̃; Occitan: Chavanon) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.
History
The former name is Ecclesia de Cavenone,[2] the name of a monastery which was destroyed in the French Revolution.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 304 | — |
| 1975 | 235 | −22.7% |
| 1982 | 179 | −23.8% |
| 1990 | 155 | −13.4% |
| 1999 | 159 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 142 | −10.7% |
| 2012 | 129 | −9.2% |
| 2017 | 134 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 140 | +4.5% |
INSEE[3]
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,[4] 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[5] 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
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ Quoted for the first time as Ecclesia de Cavenone by (in French) Nicolas de Nicolay 1517-1583.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ Eglise Saint-Martin
- ^ "Les Veaux". Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- (in French) Official site
- (in English) Versailles national school of landscape architecture