Aubigny, Calvados

Aubigny ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.<ref>Commune d'Aubigny (14025), INSEE Template:In lang</ref>

Geography

The N158 in Aubigny. The windfarm is also in Aubigny

Aubigny is located some 26 km south by south-east of Caen, 27 km north by north-east of Argentan and 3 km north of Falaise. Access to the commune is by Route nationale N158 from Caen which becomes the A88 autoroute west of Falaise and has Exit 10 on the southern border of the commune. Access to the village is by the D658 from Soulangy in the north passing south through the commune and the village, connecting with the N158 south of the village, and continuing to Falaise in the south. The D6 comes from Villers-Canivet in the north-west and passes through the west of the commune before joining the N158 just south of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Le Chateau, Les Bruyeres, and Long Pre. There is some forest in the south near Long Pre and the rest of the commune is entirely farmland.<ref name=Google>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Ruisseau du Cassis flows north through the commune forming a small section of the north-western border before continuing north to join the Laizon north of Soulangy. The Ruisseau du Chateau de Long Pre comes from the south and feeds the moat around the chateau.<ref name=Google/>

History

Before the French Revolution the parish was part of the Diocese of Séez of the archdeaconry of Hiémois. It was the seat of a Deanery which grouped a number of parishes west of Falaise.

Administration

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From	To	Name	Party	Position
	2001	Jean Gilot
2001	2026	Michel Lecapitaine		EDF agent

Twinning

Aubigny has twinning associations with:<ref>National Commission for Decentralised cooperation Template:In lang</ref>

• Template:Flagicon Stoke Mandeville (United Kingdom) since 1952.

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albinéains or Albinéaines in French.<ref>Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados, habitants.fr</ref>

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The Chateau of Aubigny

The Well and Wayside Cross

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Chateau of Aubigny (16th century)Template:Mérimée Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In lang</ref>
• Houses and Farms (17th-19th centuries)Template:Mérimée Icon<ref name="Anos">Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In lang</ref>
• The Chateau of Long Pré (1752)Template:Mérimée Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In langTemplate:Camera</ref>
• A Chateau at Le Chateau (17th century)Template:Mérimée Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In lang</ref>
• The Town Hall/School (1850)Template:Mérimée Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In lang</ref>
• A Well and Wayside Cross (19th century)Template:Mérimée Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In lang</ref>

Religious heritage

The Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation

Two buildings and structures are registered as historical monuments:

• A Cemetery Cross (1804)Template:Mérimée Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In lang</ref>
• The Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation (18th century)Template:Mérimée Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In langTemplate:Camera</ref>

The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: Template:Div col

• A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Marc-Antoine of Morell (1724)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Raven of Morell (1625)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Jules Marc-Antoine of Morell (1786)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Jean Marc-Antoine of Morell (1777)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Brandelis of Morell (1662)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Antoine of Morell (1673)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Choir enclosure (Communion Table) (16th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• 6 Kneeling statues of the Lords of Aubigny (17th-18th centuries)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In langTemplate:Camera</ref>
• A Painting: the Transfiguration (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Painting: the Judgement of Solomon (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Statue: Saint Guérin (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Pulpit (18th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• 2 Altars and Retables (1855)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• Altar, Retable, and Tabernacle (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Choir enclosure (Communion Table) (16th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Reliquary (18th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Chalice (1850)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Chalice (1) (1819)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Painting: The Baptism of Christ (1658)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In langTemplate:Camera</ref>
• 2 Statues: Virgin and Child, Saint Joseph (1700)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Jules Marc-Antoine of Morell (1786)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Jean Marc-Antoine of Morell (1777)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Marc-Antoine of Morell (1724)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Antoine of Morell (1673)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Brandelis of Morell (1662)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Raven of Morell (1625)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• 6 Tomb Statues (kneeling): Prayer of the Lords of Aubigny (1625-1786)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A Cabinet (1800)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• A pair of Stalls (1800)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
• 2 Tombstones: Raven of Morell and Gabrielle of Riant (1587 & 1592)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>

Festival

A Garage sale is held at the beginning of September.

Points of Interest

• Anciennes carrières souterraines de Saint-Pierre-Canivet et d'Aubigny is a Natura 2000 site, shared between Aubigny and neighbouring Saint-Pierre-Canivet.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is a former underground quarry that houses a number of protected species of bats, Geoffroy's bat, Greater mouse-eared bat, Greater horseshoe bat, and the Lesser horseshoe bat.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The area is closed to the public.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

External links

• Aubigny on the Community of communes website Template:In lang
• Aubigny on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Template:In lang
• Aubigny on the 1750 Cassini Map