# Aubigny, Calvados

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**Aubigny** (obiɲi) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Calvados](/source/Calvados_(department)) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) in the [Normandy](/source/Normandy_(administrative_region)) [region](/source/Regions_of_France) of north-western [France](/source/France).[2]

## Geography

Aubigny is located some 26 km south by south-east of [Caen](/source/Caen), 27 km north by north-east of [Argentan](/source/Argentan) and 3 km north of [Falaise](/source/Falaise,_Calvados). Access to the commune is by [Route nationale](/source/Route_nationale) N158 from Caen which becomes the [A88 autoroute](/source/Autoroutes_of_France) west of Falaise and has Exit 10 on the southern border of the commune. Access to the village is by the D658 from [Soulangy](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Moat) around the chateau.[3]

## History

Before the [French Revolution](/source/French_Revolution) the [parish](/source/Parish) was part of the [Diocese of Séez](/source/Diocese_of_S%C3%A9ez) of the [archdeaconry](/source/Archdeaconry) of [Hiémois](/source/Exmes). It was the seat of a [Deanery](/source/Deanery) which grouped a number of parishes west of [Falaise](/source/Falaise,_Calvados).

## Administration

**List of Successive Mayors**[4]

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

### Twinning

Aubigny has [twinning](/source/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities) associations with:[5]

- [Stoke Mandeville](/source/Stoke_Mandeville) (United Kingdom) since 1952.

## Demography

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

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1793 370 — 1821 337 −8.9% 1846 423 +25.5% 1872 364 −13.9% 1901 327 −10.2% 1926 231 −29.4% 1946 333 +44.2% 1962 300 −9.9% 1968 318 +6.0% 1975 289 −9.1% 1982 266 −8.0% 1990 295 +10.9% 1999 316 +7.1% 2007 341 +7.9% 2012 294 −13.8% 2017 308 +4.8% 2023 291 −5.5%

EHESS[7] and INSEE[8]

## 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)[9]
- **Houses and Farms** (17th-19th centuries)[10]
- The **Chateau of Long Pré** (1752)[11]
- A **Chateau** at Le Chateau (17th century)[12]
- The **Town Hall/School** (1850)[13]
- A **Well and Wayside Cross** (19th century)[14]

### Religious heritage

Two buildings and structures are registered as historical monuments:

- A **Cemetery Cross** (1804)[15]
- The **Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation** (18th century)[16]

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

- A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Marc-Antoine of Morell (1724)[17]
- A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Raven of Morell (1625)[18]
- A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Jules Marc-Antoine of Morell (1786)[19]
- A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Jean Marc-Antoine of Morell (1777)[20]
- A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Brandelis of Morell (1662)[21]
- A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Antoine of Morell (1673)[22]
- A Choir enclosure (Communion Table) (16th century)[23]
- 6 Kneeling statues of the Lords of Aubigny (17th-18th centuries)[24]
- A Painting: the Transfiguration (17th century)[25]
- A Painting: the Judgement of Solomon (17th century)[26]
- A Statue: Saint Guérin (17th century)[27]
- A [Pulpit](/source/Pulpit) (18th century)[28]
- 2 [Altars](/source/Altar) and [Retables](/source/Retable) (1855)[29]
- [Altar](/source/Altar), [Retable](/source/Retable), and [Tabernacle](/source/Church_tabernacle) (19th century)[30]
- A Choir enclosure (Communion Table) (16th century)[31]
- A [Reliquary](/source/Reliquary) (18th century)[32]
- A [Chalice](/source/Chalice) (1850)[33]
- A [Chalice](/source/Chalice) (1) (1819)[34]
- A Painting: The Baptism of Christ (1658)[35]
- 2 Statues: Virgin and Child, Saint Joseph (1700)[36]
- A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Jules Marc-Antoine of Morell (1786)[37]
- A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Jean Marc-Antoine of Morell (1777)[38]
- A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Marc-Antoine of Morell (1724)[39]
- A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Antoine of Morell (1673)[40]
- A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Brandelis of Morell (1662)[41]
- A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Raven of Morell (1625)[42]
- 6 Tomb Statues (kneeling): Prayer of the Lords of Aubigny (1625–1786)[43]
- A Cabinet (1800)[44]
- A pair of Stalls (1800)[45]
- 2 Tombstones: Raven of Morell and Gabrielle of Riant (1587 & 1592)[46]

### Festival

A [Garage sale](/source/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](/source/Natura_2000) site, shared between Aubigny and neighbouring Saint-Pierre-Canivet.[47] It is a former underground quarry that houses a number of protected species of bats, [Geoffroy's bat](/source/Geoffroy's_bat), [Greater mouse-eared bat](/source/Greater_mouse-eared_bat), [Greater horseshoe bat](/source/Greater_horseshoe_bat), and the [Lesser horseshoe bat](/source/Lesser_horseshoe_bat).[48] The area is closed to the public.[49]

## See also

- [Communes of the Calvados department](/source/Communes_of_the_Calvados_department)

## References

1. ["Répertoire national des élus: les maires"](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503) (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

1. [Commune d'Aubigny (14025)](https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/14025-aubigny), INSEE (in French)

1. ["Aubigny · 14700, France"](https://www.google.com/maps/place/14700+Aubigny/@48.9089313,-0.2109292,5990m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x480a10f897fa7211:0x40c14484fbcfcc0?hl=en). *Aubigny · 14700, France*

1. ["MairesGenWeb"](http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=18586). *www.francegenweb.org*

1. [National Commission for Decentralised cooperation](https://pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/cncdext/dyn/public/atlas/rechercheAtlasFrance.html) (in French)

1. [Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados](https://www.habitants.fr/calvados-14), habitants.fr

1. [Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-14025#tableau-POPREF_G1), INSEE

1. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée (in French)

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1. Ministry of Culture, Palissy (in French)

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1. ["Ancienne carrière souterraine de Saint-Pierre-Canivet"](https://hautsdefrance-normandie.cnpf.fr/ancienne-carriere-souterraine-de-saint-pierre-canivet). *Site Internet du CNPF Hauts-de-France Normandie*

1. ["EUNIS -Site factsheet for Anciennes carrières souterraines de Saint-Pierre-Canivet et d'Aubigny"](https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/sites/FR2502013). *eunis.eea.europa.eu*

1. ["Saint-Pierre-Canivet"](https://www.paysdefalaise.fr/commune/saint-pierre-canivet/)

## External links

- [Aubigny on the Community of communes website](https://web.archive.org/web/20130512235710/http://www.cc-paysdefalaise.fr/ccpf.asp?idpage=11339&id=27661&tp=&appel=) (in French)
- [Aubigny on Géoportail](http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-0.2136,48.9189&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes), [National Geographic Institute](/source/Institut_g%C3%A9ographique_national) (IGN) website (in French)
- [*Aubigny* on the 1750 Cassini Map](http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=48.9189&lon=-0.2136&zoom=13)

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