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CHAUVIGNY

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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 19 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHAUVIGNY  , a

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town of western
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France, in the
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department of
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Vienne, 20 M . E. of
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Poitiers by
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rail . Pop . (
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Icon) 2326 . The town is finely situated overlooking the Vienne and a small torrent, and has two interesting Romanesque churches, both restored in
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modern times . There are also ruins of a
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chateau of the bishops of Poitiers, and of other strongholds . Near Chauvigny is the curious
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bone-cavern of Jioux, the entrance to which is fortified by large blocks of
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stone . The town carries on
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lime-burning and
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plaster-manufacture, and there are stone quarries in the vicinity .
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Trade is in
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wool and feathers .

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