Chavenon (; oc, Chavanon) is a commune in the

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in Auvergne in central France.

History

The former name is ''Ecclesia de Cavenone'',Quoted for the first time as Ecclesia de Cavenone by Nicolas de Nicolay 1517-1583. the name of a monastery which was destroyed in the French Revolution.

Population

Transportation

Gare de Chavenon Chavenon station ( French: ''Gare de Chavenon'') was a railway station in Chavenon, France. Destinations The following connections were offered: * To Montluçon * To Moulins The station was also used for the transportation of coal produced i ...

Government

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of Chavenon.

Sights

*Saint- Martin Church, Eglise Saint-Martin which is a 12th-century building *

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Montgeorges, which is a 16th-century building *Manor of Saint Hubertus, which is a 19th-century

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and now a Russian orthodox monastery with a park drawn by the landscape gardener François-Marie Treyve. * Watermill o
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on the river Aumance (the last one on this French river). The Aumance is a tributary of the

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. This mill is on the Cassini map. *

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, which is a former fief.

Personalities

Born in Chavenon: *

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(1853–1937), painter *

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