Corbigny
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Corbigny
|commune status = Commune
|image = Anguison river in Corbigny (1).jpg
|caption = The Anguison river in Corbigny
|image coat of arms = Blason Corbigny 58.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|47.25750|3.6842|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 58083
|postal code = 58800
|arrondissement = Clamecy
|canton = Corbigny
|intercommunality = Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny
|term = 2020–2026
|elevation min m = 182
|elevation max m = 275
|area km2 = 20.06
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Corbigny ({{IPA|fr|kɔʁbiɲi}}) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/58083-corbigny INSEE commune file]
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.A photograph of the memorial to those killed in the crash of the "Emeraude" on 15 January 1934 can be seen [http://aerosteles.net/fiche.php?code=corbigny-d332panneaux&type=na&valeur=fr&lang=en here].
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.
See also
References
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