Corbigny

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Corbigny

(2020–2026) Maryse Peltier^[1]Area

20.06 km² (7.75 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,363 • Density68/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

58083 /58800

Elevation182–275 m (597–902 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Corbigny (French pronunciation: [kɔʁbiɲi]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.^[3]

Geography

Corbigny is located at the western end of the Morvan hills and is one of the five entry points of Parc naturel régional du Morvan. The river Anguison, a tributary of the Yonne, flows through the town. Corbigny station has rail connections to Auxerre and Laroche-Migennes.

History

The city used to be one of the first steps for pilgrims starting from Vézelay on the road to Santiago de Compostela.

On 15 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.^[4]

Monuments

The Saint Léonard Abbaye which was built in the 18th century is one of the city's most famous attractions. A festival of classical music takes place in this Abbaye every summer.

Demographics

On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 1,440. The residents of Corbigny are known as Corbigeois in French.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ A photograph of the memorial to those killed in the crash of the "Emeraude" on 15 January 1934 can be seen here.