Chauvigny (French pronunciation: [ʃoviɲi]; Poitevin: Chôvigni) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Chauvigny is located 20 miles (32 km) east of Poitiers by rail. The town is situated overlooking the river Vienne and a small brook. Chauvigny is twinned with Billericay in Essex, England.
The composer Fernand Lamy (1881–1966) was born in Chauvigny.
Chauvigny was among the places visited by Roger Fry the British artist, art critic and member of the Bloomsbury group in October 1911 when, after his visit to Paris to see the Salon d’Automne, he joined Clive Bell (husband of the celebrated English artist Vanessa Bell) and Duncan Grant (also a celebrated English artist) on a bicycle tour of the region to explore Romanesque churches. Fry produced a charming painting of Chauvigny
Distance between:
Paris to Chauvigny177 Miles / 286 Kms Marseille to Chauvigny324 Miles / 522 Kms
Population: 7099 inhabitants
Code of the commune:
86070 Postal Code:
86300
46.571149,0.6440709