Aubigny, Calvados Explained

Aubigny
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Caen
Canton:	Falaise
Insee:	14025
Postal Code:	14700
Mayor:	Michel Lecapitaine^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Pays de Falaise
Coordinates:	48.9189°N -0.2136°W
Elevation M:	150
Elevation Min M:	145
Elevation Max M:	206
Area Km2:	5.02

Aubigny (in French pronounced as /obiɲi/) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.^[2]

Geography

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.^[3]

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.^[3]

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

List of Successive Mayors^[4]

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

Twinning

Aubigny has twinning associations with:^[5]

• Stoke Mandeville (United Kingdom) since 1952.

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albinéains or Albinéaines in French.^[6]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

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

• The Chateau of Aubigny (16th century)^[7]
• Houses and Farms (17th-19th centuries)^[8]
• The Chateau of Long Pré (1752)^[9]
• A Chateau at Le Chateau (17th century)^[10]
• The Town Hall/School (1850)^[11]
• A Well and Wayside Cross (19th century)^[12]

Religious heritage

Two buildings and structures are registered as historical monuments:

• A Cemetery Cross (1804)^[13]
• The Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation (18th century)^[14]

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

• A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Marc-Antoine of Morell (1724)^[15]
• A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Raven of Morell (1625)^[16]
• A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Jules Marc-Antoine of Morell (1786)^[17]
• A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Jean Marc-Antoine of Morell (1777)^[18]
• A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Brandelis of Morell (1662)^[19]
• A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Antoine of Morell (1673)^[20]
• A Choir enclosure (Communion Table) (16th century)^[21]
• 6 Kneeling statues of the Lords of Aubigny (17th-18th centuries)^[22]
• A Painting: the Transfiguration (17th century)^[23]
• A Painting: the Judgement of Solomon (17th century)^[24]
• A Statue: Saint Guérin (17th century)^[25]
• A Pulpit (18th century)^[26]
• 2 Altars and Retables (1855)^[27]
• Altar, Retable, and Tabernacle (19th century)^[28]
• A Choir enclosure (Communion Table) (16th century)^[29]
• A Reliquary (18th century)^[30]
• A Chalice (1850)^[31]
• A Chalice (1) (1819)^[32]
• A Painting: The Baptism of Christ (1658)^[33]
• 2 Statues: Virgin and Child, Saint Joseph (1700)^[34]
• A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Jules Marc-Antoine of Morell (1786)^[35]
• A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Jean Marc-Antoine of Morell (1777)^[36]
• A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Marc-Antoine of Morell (1724)^[37]
• A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Antoine of Morell (1673)^[38]
• A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Brandelis of Morell (1662)^[39]
• A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Raven of Morell (1625)^[40]
• 6 Tomb Statues (kneeling): Prayer of the Lords of Aubigny (1625-1786)^[41]
• A Cabinet (1800)^[42]
• A pair of Stalls (1800)^[43]
• 2 Tombstones: Raven of Morell and Gabrielle of Riant (1587 & 1592)^[44]

Festival

A Garage sale is held at the beginning of September.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM14025-aubigny Commune d'Aubigny (14025)
3. https://www.google.com/maps/place/14700+Aubigny/@48.9089313,-0.2109292,5990m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x480a10f897fa7211:0x40c14484fbcfcc0?hl=en Google Maps
4. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=18586 List of Mayors of France
5. https://pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/cncdext/dyn/public/atlas/rechercheAtlasFrance.html National Commission for Decentralised cooperation
6. https://www.habitants.fr/calvados-14 Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados
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