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Commune in Grand Est, France
Commune in Grand Est, France
Arcis-sur-Aube
(
French pronunciation:
[a?si
sy?
ob]
, literally
Arcis on
Aube
) is a
commune
in the
Aube
department
in the
Grand Est
region of north-central
France
.
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
.
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Geography
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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
Voue
. The D31 also goes south-west from the town to
Les Grandes-Chapelles
. The D10 road comes from
Allibaudieres
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.
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Transport Access
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- Road access
- By motorway: the
A26 autoroute
, exit No. 21 (Valley of Dawn).
- By county roads:
- Public transport
- Coach:
- Regular route No. 7: Troyes (bus station) ⇒ ⇒ Arcis Mailly and vice versa. The stop is located in front of the hall (schedules available on the
Procars website
). Route 7 is operated by the company Procars Champagne and managed by the General Council of Aube.
- Regular route No. 5: TransChampagneArdenne Troyes ⇒ Chalons-en-Champagne ⇒ Reims ⇒ Charleville-Mezieres and vice versa. The stop is located at Rue de Chalons (schedules available on the
Stdmarne website
). Route 5 is operated by the Departmental Transportation Services of the Marne.
- Train:
- Air:
Neighbouring communes and villages
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History
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- Saint Victor
was a hermit and confessor at Arcis-sur-Aube in the 6th century.
- Around the same period a local coinage called Leudericus and Daovaldus was produced.
- In 1546,
Francois I
authorized the construction of walls around the city.
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- Arcis has been the scene of the
Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube
, a bloody battle fought by
Napoleon I
on 1 March 1814 against the Austro-Russians: part of the city was burned. An erroneous claim has been made that Arcis-sur-Aube bares its name as a commemoration of the
Cossacks
from the Russian army a city in
Ukraine
(
Artsyz
) and a village in the southern
Urals
(Arsinski or Арсинский). In reality, the town already bore the name since medieval times, as witnessed by three sources, including The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines, which names Hilduin II as "
comes de Arceis et de Ramerut"
(count of Arcis and Ramerurpt)
.
- From 1790 to 1795 Arcis was the chief town of the arrondissement of Arcis-sur-Aube which was composed of 11 cantons and 89 communes.
- During the creation of arrondissements in 1800 Arcis became the capital of one of them but this was abolished in 1926. The cantons of Arcis-sur-Aube and Ramerupt are attached to the
Arrondissement of Troyes
; the Canton of
Mery-sur-Seine
was attached to the
Arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Seine
, and the Canton of
Chavanges
was attached to the
Arrondissement of Bar-sur-Aube
. This was effective from 1801: 4 cantons and 93 communes.
Heraldry
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Blazon:
Azure, 6 roundels Argent posed 3-2-1, in chief Or, bordure in Gules.
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Administration
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List of Successive Mayors
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From
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To
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Name
|
Party
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Position
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1857
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Romulus Ludot
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2001
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2020
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Serge Lardin
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UDF
then
UMP
then
LR
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Former General Councillor
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2020
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2026
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Charles Hittler
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Twinning
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Arcis-sur-Aube has
twinning
associations with:
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Population
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The inhabitants of the commune are known as
Arcisiens
or
Arcisiennes
in French.
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Historical population
Year
| Pop.
| ±% p.a.
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1968
| 3,213
| ?
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1975
| 3,390
| +0.77%
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1982
| 3,216
| ?0.75%
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1990
| 2,855
| ?1.48%
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1999
| 2,841
| ?0.05%
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2007
| 3,024
| +0.78%
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2012
| 2,975
| ?0.33%
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2017
| 2,870
| ?0.72%
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Source: INSEE
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Economy
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Besides many big farms producing all sorts of cereals, the sugar industry has a big plant there:
Cristal Union
Culture and heritage
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Civil heritage
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The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- The
Savoure Factory
at 47 rue des Anciens fosses (19th century)
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- The
Town Hall
at Place des Heros (formerly a Chateau) (18th century)
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- The former
Chigot et cie Factory
at 21 Rue Jean Jaures (1908)
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- The former
Jules Bourgeois Factory
at 21 Rue Jean Jaures (19th century)
[13]
- The
Gerard Fortier Factory
at 44 Rue de Troyes (19th century)
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Religious heritage
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The
Church of Saint-Etienne
(16th century)
is registered as an historical monument.
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It was bombed in June 1940 and then restored. It houses two pentagonal chapels and a flamboyant portal.
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The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
Arcis-sur-Aube picture gallery
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Bridge over the Aube: destroyed in 1940, rebuilt in 1942, destroyed in 1944, repaired in 1944, rebuilt in 1946.
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The bank at Arcis-sur-Aube
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Arcis-sur-Aube Town Hall
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The Festival Hall
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Arcis-sur-Aube in 1897
Notable people linked to the commune
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- Georges Jacques Danton
, was born 26 October 1759 in Arcis-sur-Aube to a respectable though not wealthy family. He was given a good education, and he was launched in the career of an advocate at the Paris bar. He became a French revolutionary and died on the guillotine in Paris on 5 April 1794.
- Pierre Arnauld de La Briffe
(6 May 1772, Paris - 11 September 1839, Arcis-sur-Aube), Lord of Arcis-sur-Aube before the
French Revolution
, military man and French politician in the 19th century.
- Hugues-Iena Darcy
(29 October 1807, Arcis-sur-Aube - 4 June 1880,
Corcelles-les-Monts
) high French official of the 19th century
In Literature
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Honore de Balzac
made Arcis-sur-Aube part of his novel
Le Depute 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 tenebreuse affaire
(A murky affair) written in 1844.
See also
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References
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- ^
"Repertoire national des elus: les maires"
.
data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises
(in French). 2 December 2020.
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"Populations legales 2021"
.
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies
. 28 December 2023.
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Arcis-sur-Aube in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom
Archived
10 December 2014 at the
Wayback Machine
(in French)
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Google Maps
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Fernand Braudel,
Civilisation - Material, Economy and Capitalism from the 15th to the 18th centuries Vol. 1: The structures of daily life
, Ed. Le livre de poche, Paris, 1979, page 550: "Arcis-sur-Aube [...] authorised by Francois I, in 1546, to encircle by ramparts"
(in French)
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List of Mayors of France
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National Commission for Decentralised cooperation
(in French)
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Le nom des habitants du 10 - Aube
, habitants.fr
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Population en historique depuis 1968
, INSEE
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Ministry of Culture, Merimee
IA10000046 Savoure Factory
(in French)
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Ministry of Culture, Merimee
PA00078017 Town Hall
(in French)
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Ministry of Culture, Merimee
IA10000045 Chigot et cie Factory
(in French)
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Ministry of Culture, Merimee
IA10000047 Jules Bourgeois Factory
(in French)
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Ministry of Culture, Merimee
IA10000048 Gerard Fortier Factory
(in French)
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Ministry of Culture, Merimee
PA00078018 Church of Saint-Etienne
(in French)
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Marguerite Beau:
Essay on the religious architecture of southern Champagne from Aube including Troyes
, 1991
(in French)
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Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM10001691 Statue: Virgin and child
(in French)
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Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM10000030 Life of the Virgin, Life of Christ
IM10012929 Transparent (20th century)
IM10012928 Life of the Virgin
IM10012927 Transparent
IM10012926 Life of Saint Nicolas
IM10012925 Life of Saint Peter
IM10012924 Life of Saints Crespin and Crepinien
IM10001143 History of Noe (bay 13)
IM10001142 Life of the Virgin (bay 12)
IM10001141 Figures (bay 11)
IM10001140 Children of Christ (bay 8)
IM10001139 Life of Saint Nicolas (bay 7)
IM10001138 Life of Saints Crepin and Crepinien (bay 3)
IM10001137 Legend of Saint Peter (bay 1)
(in French)
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Ministry of Culture, Palissy
IM10012837 2 Pre-dieu
(in French)
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Ministry of Culture, Palissy
IM10012836 Ciborium
IM10012833 Ciborium
IM10012832 Ciborium
IM10012831 Ciborium
(in French)
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Ministry of Culture, Palissy
IM10012835 Paten
(in French)
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Ministry of Culture, Palissy
IM10012834 Chalice
(in French)
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Ministry of Culture, Palissy
IM10012830 Credence table
(in French)
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Ministry of Culture, Palissy
IM10012849 Furniture in the Church
(in French)
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