Chevroches
Chevroches | |
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Location of Chevroches  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Arrondissement | Clamecy |
| Canton | Clamecy |
| Intercommunality | Vaux d'Yonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Louis Lebeau |
| Area 1 | 3.21 km2 (1.24 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 139 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 58073 /58500 |
| Elevation | 147–229 m (482–751 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chevroches [ ʃɛvʁɔʃ ] is a commune, a village, in the Nièvre [ njɛvʁ ] department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, in central France.
Inhabitants are called Cavarocois [ kavaʁɔkwa ].
Geography
Chevroches lies between the Canal du Nivernais, the river Yonne, and the place where the river Yonne used to be.
History
This village is really old, according to archeologist, there was a high smiting activity from the second to the fourth century. All the ancient objects which has been found there are now in a museum in Clamecy, just few miles away from Chevroches.
This village church was probably built in the ninth century, and Chevroches old name was "Cava Roca" [ kava ʁɔka ] which means hollow rock. That name is linked to the stone quarry, which is now abandoned.
Demographics
At the 1999 census, the population was 139. On 1 January 2006, the estimate was 146.
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References
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