Area 16.27 km² Local time Thursday 6:12 AM | Intercommunality Bar-sur-Aube Population 6,261 (1999) | |
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Bar-sur-Aube ([baʁ syʁ ob]) is a French commune and a sub-prefecture in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of France.
Contents
- Map of 10200 Bar sur Aube France
- Geography
- Mapping
- Toponymy
- Ancient times
- Middle Ages
- Modern and contemporary eras
- Administration
- Twinning
- Demography
- Education
- Sports
- Economy
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Culture and heritage
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- Festivals
- Notable people linked to the commune
- References
Map of 10200 Bar-sur-Aube, France
Surrounded by hills and Champagne vineyards, the city is traversed by the river Aube, from which it derives its name.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Baralbins or Baralbines and Barsuraubois or Barsurauboises.
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
Bar-sur-Aube is located some 30 km west by north-west of Chaumont and 25 km south-east of Brienne-le-Château. Access to the commune is by the D619 road from Ailleville in the north-west which passes through the centre of the commune and the town before continuing east to Lignol-le-Château. The D396 branches off the D619 south-east of the town and goes south to Juvancourt. The D4 goes south-west from the town to Couvignon. The D13 comes from Fontaine in the south and passes through the town before continuing north-east to Colombé-la-Fosse. The D384 goes north to Ville-sur-Terre while the D73 branches off it in the town and goes to Arrentières. in the north. The TER Champagne-Ardenne Troyes to Chalindrey railway passes through the commune coming from Vendeuvre-sur-Barse to the west to Bricon in the south-east with a station in the town. With a substantial urban area in the west and some forest in the south the commune is mostly farmland.
The Aube river flows through the commune and the town from south-east to north-west continuing to eventually join the Seine at Marcilly-sur-Seine. The Bresse also flows through the commune coming from the north-east and forming a small part of the northern border before joining the Aube at the north-western tip of the commune.
Mapping
A list of online mapping systems can be displayed by clicking on the coordinates (latitude and longitude) in the top right hand corner of this article.
Toponymy
The area was attested in the form castro barro in the 7th century and Barri villa in 932.
Bar comes from a Gallic word meaning "summit" and is perhaps even older (pre-Gallic).
Bar-sur-Aube appears as Bar sur Aube on the 1750 Cassini Map and the same on the 1790 version.
Ancient times
The existence of Bar-sur-Aube goes back to ancient times. There are remains of an oppidum from the Iron Age. A coin with the image of a horse in the name of Togirix (Chief of the Lingones) was discovered on the Sainte Germaine hill.
In Roman times the town appeared on the Tabula Peutingeriana under the name of Segessera. Some remains from the 1st to the 4th century including villas have been discovered in the town and surrounding areas. Segessera seemed to have existed from the Roman period to the first Lyonnais in the territory of the Lingones.
The city was devastated by Attila. After the division of the kingdom of Clovis by his son the town became part of Austrasia.
Middle Ages
Under Charles the Bald several varieties of coins were issued with the name of the city on the reverse. During the period of the Counts of Champagne the town was of great importance with the Champagne fairs where merchants from Flanders and Italy traded Oriental spices and silk for textiles and raw materials from the north of Europe in mid-February and mid-April. The town was then joined to the crown of France. In 1318 Philip V the Tall sold the town to Jacques de Croÿ, residents bought it themselves to ensure that the king could no longer sell or alienate the lands.
Modern and contemporary eras
When Charles V besieged Saint-Dizier the inhabitants of nearby villages came under his protection. The town suffered a long plague in 1636 which led to the end of the fair. In 1862 the fortifications were demolished and the boulevard du tour put in their place.
The French Revolution was well received in the commune and the convents disappeared. It became the chief town of the district from 1790 to 1800.
Bar-sur-Aube was the scene of a battle to the end of the Napoleonic era on 27 February 1814.
In 1911 the Champagne riots of the Aube winegrowers and the Marnais traders to keep the vineyards in the Appellation d'origine contrôlée of "Champagne".
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Twinning
Bar-sur-Aube has twinning associations with:
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 5259 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)
Education
The commune has several schools and colleges:
Sports
There are numerous sports clubs in Bar-sur-Aube:
Economy
The commune has a branch of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Troyes and Aube.
Industry
Agriculture
Bar-sur-Aube, is the largest French producer of straw hemp (125 tons per day) and many hemp products are manufactured in the commune. Around the town there are many vineyards specializing in champagne.
Culture and heritage
Guided tours of the town are organised on request by the Office of Tourism.
The commune contains a very large number of objects that are registered as historical objects - mainly in the Church of Saint Peter but many others in different locations. To see a complete list with linbks to descriptions (in French) and photos click here.
Civil heritage
The commune has many buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
Religious heritage
The commune has three religious buildings that are registered as historical monuments: