Country France Department Aube Canton Ervy-le-Châtel Local time Friday 8:56 AM | Region Grand Est Arrondissement Troyes Area 25.49 km² | |
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Intercommunality Région du val d'Armance Weather 8°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 73% Humidity | ||
Auxon is a French commune in the Aube département in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
Contents
- Map of 10130 Auxon France
- Geography
- History
- Administration
- Demography
- Religious heritage
- Notable people linked to the commune
- References
Map of 10130 Auxon, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alsoniens or Alsoniennes.
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
Auxon is located some 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Troyes and 22 km north-east of Saint-Florentin. Access to the commune is by Route nationale N77 from Villeneuve-au-Chemin in the west which passes just to the north of the village and continues north-east to Villery. The D374 comes from Maraye-en-Othe in the north, passes through the village, and continues to Ervy-le-Châtel in the south. The D1 road goes east from the D374 to Montigny-les-Monts. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Sivrey, Vert, Courtelon, Roncenay, Les Croisettes, and La Coudre. The commune is mixed forest and farmland with especially large forests in the north.
The Armance forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west becoming the Armançon then following the Canal de Bourgogne to join the Yonne at Migennes. The Saussol flows south down the western side of the commune to join the Armance east of Ervy-le-Châtel. The Ru de Sivrey rises near Sivrey and flows south to join the Saussol as does the Ru d'Auxon which rises near the village. The Ru de Vert rises near Vert and also flows south to join the Saussol. The Ruisseau de Montigny flows across the south of the commune from north-east to south-west and joins the Armance on the southern border of the commune.
History
In 1846 the commune of Eaux-Puiseaux was created from the territory of the commune of Auxon.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 965 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 communes 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)
Religious heritage
The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument: