Saint-Benin-d'Azy

History

The name of the town (Saint-Benin) comes from the evangelist "Saint-Begnine" who evangelized Burgundy. Azy is a reference to the Roman military camp which was based in Saint-Benin. At the time of the French Revolution, the name was replaced with Azy aux Amognes which was more revolutionary. During this period, most of the town suffered of destructions. This is the case of the church Saint Christophe which was at the place of the current "Café des Arts" (a new church was built in 1830).

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  548
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  539
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  503
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  459
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  439
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  412
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  408
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  375

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2008-08-17
  6 km WNW of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier, France
• M 3.1 — 2005-10-07
  1 km NNE of Néris-les-Bains, France
• M 2.8 — 2005-09-29
  1 km NE of Néris-les-Bains, France
• M 2.5 — 2005-08-03
  6 km NNW of Montaigut, France
• M 2.7 — 2005-05-13
  7 km WSW of Vermenton, France
• M 2.9 — 2005-03-09
  5 km E of Estivareilles, France