Chavenon

Updated on Oct 10, 2024

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Country France Department Allier Canton Commentry Area 17.47 km²		Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Arrondissement Montluçon Intercommunality Région de Montmarault Local time Friday 9:58 PM

Weather 12°C, Wind S at 27 km/h, 52% Humidity

Chavenon is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.

Map of 03440 Chavenon, France

History

The former name is Ecclesia de Cavenone, the name of a monastery which was destroyed in the French Revolution.

Transportation

Gare de Chavenon

Government

The following table shows mayors of Chavenon.

Sights

Saint-Martin Church, which is an 11th-century and 12th-century building

Castle Montgeorges, which is a 16th-century building

Manor of Saint Hubertus, which is a 19th-century mansion and now a Russian orthodox monastery with a park drawn by the landscape gardener François-Marie Treyve.

Watermill of Veaux on the Aumance River (the last one on this French river). The Aumance River is a tributary of the Cher River. 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

References

Chavenon Wikipedia

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