Corbigny is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Nièvre

Nièvre

Nièvre is a department in the centre of France named after the Nièvre River.-History:Nièvre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

 department in central France

France

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The city is located next to the Morvan and is one of the five Cities-Doors of Parc naturel régional du Morvan.

History

The city used to be one of the first steps for pilgrims starting from Vézelay

Vézelay

Vézelay is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France. It is a defendable hill town famous for Vézelay Abbey. The town and the Basilica of St Magdelene are designated UNESCO World Heritage sites....

 on the road to Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela

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Monuments

The Saint Léonard Abbaye which was builded in the XVIIIe century is one of the city's most famous attractions. A festival of classical music takes place in this Abbaye every smummer.

Demographics

At the 1999 census

Census

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, the population was 1709. On 1 January 2006, the estimate was 1681.