Champignac-in-Cambrousse
Champignac-in-Cambrousse is a fictitious village in the adventures of Spirou and Fantasio, appearing for the first time in the adventure There is a wizard with Champignac . Beside this village the castle is located, in which and works lives the count de Champignac. The castle is inspired by photographs of the castle of Skeuvre (Natoye, Province of Namur), but the suffix - ac rather indicates a localization in the south-west of France.
The village wants to resemble a typical village with theirs through: in There is a wizard with Champignac , the inhabitants, carried out by their mayor, start by showing a vagrant of the phenomena which strike their area. These inhabitants are besides the Cobaye S of the scenario writers throughout the series, and undergo the many deteriorations, which not always had to the count:
- frightened by a dinosaur ( the Traveller of Mesozoic the )
- taken of a collective fit of rage ( Z as Zorglub )
- deadened ( Z as Zorglub )
- paralyzed ( Shade of Z )
- invaded by extraterrestrial ( Of the cider for the stars )
- controlled ( Which will stop Cyanure? )
- changed skin color ( the black ray )
Toponymy
Champignac is close to the name of really existing communes such as Champagnac and Champigny.See also: Campaniacum, Campaniacum
Gentilé
One (E) inhabitant of Champignac is a champignacian ().
Inhabitants
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Count of Champignac, living castle,
- Mayor of Champignac, with ego as long as its speech Xyloglotte S (written by Greg at the time where the drawing was of Franquin),
- Dupilon, always under the influence of the alcohol,
- Duplumier, secretary of town hall meticulous person and privileged interlocutor of the mayor
- Jerome, police officer zorglhommized in Z like Zorglub
- … and a multitude of supporting characters.