Aubigny () is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Calvados Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples or pears, or from apples with pears. History In France Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Norm ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in the

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

of north-western

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Albinéains'' or ''Albinéaines''.

Geography

Aubigny is located some 26 km south by south-east of

Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Argentan Argentan () is a commune and the seat of two cantons and of an arrondissement in the Orne department in northwestern France. Argentan is located NE of Rennes, ENE of the Mont Saint-Michel, SE of Cherbourg, SSE of Caen, SW of Rouen and N ...

and 3 km north of

Falaise Falaise may refer to: Places * Falaise, Ardennes, France * Falaise, Calvados, France ** The Falaise pocket was the site of a battle in the Second World War * La Falaise, in the Yvelines ''département'', France * The Falaise escarpment in Quebe ...

. Access to the commune is by

Route nationale A ''route nationale'', or simply ''nationale'', is a class of trunk road in France. They are important roads of national significance which cross broad portions of the French territory, in contrast to departmental or communal roads which serve m ...

N158 from Caen which becomes the

A88 autoroute The A88 motorway is a French toll motorway that connects Caen to the A28 for Le Mans for Central and Southern France. Its inauguration took place on 26 August 2010 by Dominique Bussereau Dominique Bussereau (born 13 July 1952) is a Fre ...

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.Google Maps
/ref> 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 A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that is dug and surrounds a castle, fortification, building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive ...

around the chateau.

History

Before the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

the

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

was part of the Diocese of Séez of the

archdeaconry An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that o ...

Hiémois Exmes is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Gouffern en Auge.Deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...

which grouped a number of parishes west of

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Twinning

Aubigny has twinning associations with: *

Stoke Mandeville Stoke Mandeville is a village and civil parish in the Vale of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located three miles (4.9 km) from Aylesbury and 3.4 miles (5.5 km) from the market town of Wendover. Although a separate civil p ...

(United Kingdom) since 1952.

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 308 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

Aubigny (Calvados) Puits surmonté d'une croix

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *The Chateau of Aubigny (16th century) *Houses and Farms (17th-19th centuries)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *The Chateau of Long Pré (1752) *A Chateau at Le Chateau (17th century) *The Town Hall/School (1850) *A Well and Wayside Cross (19th century)

Religious heritage

Two buildings and structures are registered as historical monuments: *A Cemetery Cross (1804) *The Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation (18th century) The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: *A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Marc-Antoine of Morell (1724) *A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Raven of Morell (1625) *A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Jules Marc-Antoine of Morell (1786) *A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Jean Marc-Antoine of Morell (1777) *A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Brandelis of Morell (1662) *A Statue (kneeling):Prayer of Antoine of Morell (1673) *A Choir enclosure (Communion Table) (16th century) *6 Kneeling statues of the Lords of Aubigny (17th-18th centuries) *A Painting: the Transfiguration (17th century) *A Painting: the Judgement of Solomon (17th century) *A Statue: Saint Guérin (17th century) *A

Pulpit A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin ''pulpitum'' (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, access ...

(18th century) *2

Altar An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches, and other places of worship. They are used particularly in paga ...

s and

Retable A retable is a structure or element placed either on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church. At the minimum it may be a simple shelf for candles behind an altar, but it can also be a large and elaborate structur ...

s (1855) *

, and

Tabernacle According to the Hebrew Bible, the tabernacle ( he, מִשְׁכַּן, mīškān, residence, dwelling place), also known as the Tent of the Congregation ( he, link=no, אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, ’ōhel mō‘ēḏ, also Tent of Meeting, etc.), ...

(19th century) *A Choir enclosure (Communion Table) (16th century) *A

Reliquary A reliquary (also referred to as a ''shrine'', by the French term ''châsse'', and historically including ''wikt:phylactery, phylacteries'') is a container for relics. A portable reliquary may be called a ''fereter'', and a chapel in which it i ...

(18th century) *A

Chalice A chalice (from Latin 'mug', borrowed from Ancient Greek () 'cup') or goblet is a footed cup intended to hold a drink. In religious practice, a chalice is often used for drinking during a ceremony or may carry a certain symbolic meaning. Re ...

(1850) *A

(1) (1819) *A Painting: The Baptism of Christ (1658) *2 Statues: Virgin and Child, Saint Joseph (1700) *A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Jules Marc-Antoine of Morell (1786) *A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Jean Marc-Antoine of Morell (1777) *A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Marc-Antoine of Morell (1724) *A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Antoine of Morell (1673) *A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Brandelis of Morell (1662) *A Tomb Statue (kneeling): Prayer of Raven of Morell (1625) *6 Tomb Statues (kneeling): Prayer of the Lords of Aubigny (1625-1786) *A Cabinet (1800) *A pair of Stalls (1800) *2 Tombstones: Raven of Morell and Gabrielle of Riant (1587 & 1592)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Festival

Garage sale A garage sale (also known as a yard sale, tag sale, moving sale and by many other namesSome rarely used names include "attic sale," "basement sale," "rummage sale," "thrift sale," "patio sale," "lawn sale," and "jumble sale".) is an informal ...

is held at the beginning of September.