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Chavenon

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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

Chavenon

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

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

Contents

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