Country France Department Aube Canton Arcis-sur-Aube Area 9.49 km² | Region Grand Est Arrondissement Troyes Intercommunality Arcis-sur-Aube Local time Tuesday 3:49 PM | |
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Arcis-sur-Aube is a French commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Contents
- Map of 10700 Arcis sur Aube France
- Geography
- Transport Access
- History
- Administration
- Twinning
- Demography
- Economy
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- Notable people linked to the commune
- In Literature
- References
Map of 10700 Arcis-sur-Aube, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arcisiens or Arcisiennes
The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Geography
Arcis-sur-Aube is located some 27 km north of Troyes and 40 km east of Romilly-sur-Seine. Access to the commune is by the D441 road from Villette-sur-Aube in the west passing through the commune and the town and continuing to Vaupoisson. The D677 also comes from Mailly-le-Camp in the north intersecting the D441 in the town and continuing south to Voué. The D31 also goes south-west from the town to Les Grandes-Chapelles. The D10 road comes from Allibaudières in the north-west and passes through the north-west of the commune joining the D441 west of the town. A railway passes through the west of the commune from north to south with a station west of the town. The Aube river marks the northern boundary of the town flowing west but the commune covers both left and right banks of the river. The D677 passes over the river on a bridge.
The right bank and a small portion of the left bank of the Aube consists of forest and farmland. The urban area of the town extends south from the left bank and occupies about a quarter of the land area. The south of the commune is entirely farmland.
Transport Access
History
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Twinning
Arcis-sur-Aube has twinning associations with:
Demography
In 2012 the commune had 2,975 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)
Economy
Besides many big farms producing all sorts of cereals, the sugar industry has a big plant there: Cristal Union
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
Religious heritage
The Church of Saint-Étienne (16th century) is registered as an historical monument. It was bombed in June 1940 and then restored. It houses two pentagonal chapels and a flamboyant portal. The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
Notable people linked to the commune
In Literature
Honoré de Balzac made Arcis-sur-Aube part of his novel Le Député d'Arcis (The Member for Arcis), left unfinished at his death and completed by Charles Rabbou. Arcis-sur-Aube was also the place of action in Une ténébreuse affaire (A murky affair) written in 1844.