Corbigny
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Location within Burgundy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Arrondissement | Clamecy |
| Canton | Corbigny |
| Intercommunality | Pays Corbigeois |
| Mayor | Jean-Paul Magnon (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 182–275 m (597–902 ft) |
| Land area1 | 20.06 km2 (7.75 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,709 (1999) |
| - Density | 85 /km2 (220 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 58083/ 58800 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°15′27″N 3°41′03″E / 47.25750°N 3.6842°E
Corbigny is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. The city is located next to the Morvan and is one of the five Cities-Doors of Parc naturel régional du Morvan.
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[edit] History
The city used to be one of the first steps for pilgrims starting from Vézelay on the road to Santiago de Compostela.
On the 15th of 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.[1]
[edit] Monuments
The Saint Léonard Abbaye which was builded in the XVIIIe century is one of the city's most famous attractions. A festival of classical music takes place in this Abbaye every smummer.
[edit] Demographics
At the 1999 census, the population was 1709. On 1 January 2006, the estimate was 1681. The residents of Corbigny are known as 'Corbigeois.'
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