Intercommunality Région des Riceys Area 14.36 km² | Canton Riceys Population (2009) 86 Local time Thursday 12:17 AM | |
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Arrelles is a French commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of northern-central France.
Contents
- Map of 10340 Arrelles France
- Les ch vres d arrelles
- Geography
- Administration
- Demography
- Sites and monuments
- References
Map of 10340 Arrelles, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arrellois or Arrelloises
Les ch vres d arrelles
Geography
Arrelles is located some 25 km south-east of Troyes and 15 km east of Chaource. Access to the commune is by the D36 road from Lantages in the north-west passing through the village and continuing east to Polisy. There is also the D32 road from the village to Avirey-Lingey in the south and the D84 from the village south-west to Balnot-la-Grange. East of the village is heavily forested and there are also forests in the south-west with the rest of the commune farmland.
The Sarce river flows through the centre of the commune and the village from south to north then north-east forming the border of the commune and continuing north to join the Seine at Virey-sous-Bar.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2009 the commune had 86 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)
Sites and monuments
The Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens was rebuilt in 1825 based on a plan with a square choir from the 12th century and a double transept from the 16th century. The nave and bell tower porch are from the 19th century. There are many items in the church which are registered as historical objects: