Aubigny () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.Commune d'Aubigny (14025), INSEE
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.
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.
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
From To Name Party Position 2001 Jean Gilot 2001 2026 Michel Lecapitaine EDF agent
Twinning Aubigny has twinning associations with:National Commission for Decentralised cooperation Stoke Mandeville (United Kingdom) since 1952.
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albinéains or Albinéaines in French.Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados, habitants.fr
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)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Houses and Farms (17th-19th centuries)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Chateau of Long Pré (1752)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Chateau at Le Chateau (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Town Hall/School (1850)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Well and Wayside Cross (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Religious heritage
Two buildings and structures are registered as historical monuments: A Cemetery Cross (1804)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Marc-Antoine of Morell (1724)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Raven of Morell (1625)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Jules Marc-Antoine of Morell (1786)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Jean Marc-Antoine of Morell (1777)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Brandelis of Morell (1662)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Antoine of Morell (1673)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Choir enclosure (Communion Table) (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 6 Kneeling statues of the Lords of Aubigny (17th-18th centuries)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Painting: the Transfiguration (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Painting: the Judgement of Solomon (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Saint Guérin (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Pulpit (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Altars and Retables (1855)Ministry of Culture, Palissy Altar, Retable, and Tabernacle (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Choir enclosure (Communion Table) (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Reliquary (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Chalice (1850)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Chalice (1) (1819)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Painting: The Baptism of Christ (1658)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Statues: Virgin and Child, Saint Joseph (1700)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Jules Marc-Antoine of Morell (1786)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Jean Marc-Antoine of Morell (1777)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Marc-Antoine of Morell (1724)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Antoine of Morell (1673)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Brandelis of Morell (1662)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Raven of Morell (1625)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 6 Tomb Statues (kneeling): Prayer of the Lords of Aubigny (1625–1786)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Cabinet (1800)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A pair of Stalls (1800)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Tombstones: Raven of Morell and Gabrielle of Riant (1587 & 1592)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
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. 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. The area is closed to the public.
See also Communes of the Calvados department
References
External links Aubigny on the Community of communes website Aubigny on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Aubigny on the 1750 Cassini Map