Country France Department Aube Canton Chavanges Area 10.44 km² | Region Grand Est Arrondissement Bar-sur-Aube Intercommunality Chavengeois Local time Thursday 12:30 PM | |
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Aulnay (pronounced ɔnɛ, the "l" is mute) is a French commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Contents
- Map of 10240 Aulnay France
- Geography
- Administration
- Demography
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- References
Map of 10240 Aulnay, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aulnaysiens.
Geography
Aulnay is located some 28 km east by south-east of Arcis-sur-Aube, 16 km north-west of Brienne-le-Château, and 50 km west by south-west of Saint-Dizier. Access to the commune is by the D 35 road from Jasseines in the north which passes through the west of the commune and the village before it continues south to Chalette-sur-Voire. The D 5 road comes from Brillecourt in the west and passes through the village before continuing east to Braux. South of the village is the hamlet of Petit Aulnay. Apart from a belt of trees along the river the commune is entirely farmland.
The Ravet river flows through the commune from east to west forming part of the south-facing border in both the east and west of the commune before continuing west to join the Aube at Brillecourt.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 126 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)
Civil heritage
The town hall contains 4 Stained glass windows (16th century) which are registered as an historical object.
Religious heritage
The Church of Saint-Rémy was built in the 16th century but collapsed in recent years. There are only the remains of the Romansesque Nave which was rebuilt in the 18th century.
The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: