Aulnay (French pronunciation: [onɛ], pronounced ɔnɛ, the "l" is mute) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Aulnay | |
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 The Town Hall | |
Location of Aulnay  | |
  Aulnay  Aulnay | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′24″N 4°24′23″E / 48.4733°N 4.4064°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Bar-sur-Aube |
| Canton | Brienne-le-Château |
| Intercommunality | CC Lacs Champagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Cartier[1] |
Area 1 | 10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 117 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10017 /10240 |
| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAulnay 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.[3]
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.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
editAdministration
editList of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1857 | Bonnot | |
| 2001 | 2026 | Jacky Cartier |
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Aulnaysiens in French.[5]
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Culture and heritage
editCivil heritage
editThe town hall contains 4 Stained glass windows (16th century)
which are registered as an historical object.[8][9]
Religious heritage
edit
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.[10]
The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Tombstone (16th century)
[11] (destroyed) - An Eagle Lectern (19th century) [12]
- A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century) [13]
- A Tabernacle (18th century) [14]
- A Statue: Saint-Rémy (16th century) [15]
- A Statue: Sainte-Savine (16th century) [16]
- A Statuette: Saint-Jean-Baptiste (16th century) [17] (disappeared)
- A Statue: Saint-Roch (16th century) [18]
- A Statuette: Saint-Antoine (16th century) [19]
- A Statue: Virgin and Child (16th century) [20]
- An Inscription (1681) [21] (destroyed)
- An Altar (19th century) [22]
- A Stoup (17th century) [23]
- The Furniture in the Church [24]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 10 - Aube, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aulnay, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10000669 4 Stained glass windows (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000059 4 Stained glass windows (in French)
- ^ Marguerite Beau, Essay on the religious architecture of southern Champagne in Aube including Troyes, 1991 (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003589 Tombstone (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003588 Eagle Lectern (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003587 Statue: Christ on the Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003586 Tabernacle (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003585 Statue: Saint Rémy (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003584 Statue: Saint Sabine (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003031 Statuette: Saint John the Baptist (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000062 Statue: Saint Roch (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000061 Statuette: Saint Antoine (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000060 Statue: Virgin and Child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003309 Inscription (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002839 Altar (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002814 Stoup (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003288 Furniture (in French)
External links
edit- Aulnay on the old IGN website[permanent dead link] (in French)
- Aulnay on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Aulnay on the 1750 Cassini Map
