Charny, Côte-d'Or explained

Charny
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason famille fr Charny.svg
Arrondissement:Montbard
Canton:Semur-en-Auxois
Insee:21147
Postal Code:21350
Mayor:Pascal Ripes[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:47.3375°N 4.4294°W
Elevation M:518
Elevation Min M:342
Elevation Max M:567
Area Km2:7.8

Charny (in French pronounced as /ʃaʁni/) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

History

On 16 September 1911, Edouard Nieuport, racing pilot and airplane designer, dies a day after an airplane accident while landing at the Military Aerodrome in Charny in bad weather.

Population

See also

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.