What is "chevannes"

Chevannes is the name or part of the name of the following communes in France:

• Chevannes, Côte-d'Or, in the Côte-d'Or department
• Chevannes, Essonne, in the Essonne department
• Chevannes, Loiret, in the Loiret department
• Chevannes, Yonne, in the Yonne department
• Billy-Chevannes, in the Nièvre department
• Chevannes-Changy, in the Nièvre department