Aube, Orne
Aube (French pronunciation: [ob] ) is a commune in the Orne department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,296 | — |
| 1975 | 1,503 | +2.14% |
| 1982 | 1,757 | +2.26% |
| 1990 | 1,681 | −0.55% |
| 1999 | 1,540 | −0.97% |
| 2009 | 1,409 | −0.89% |
| 2014 | 1,332 | −1.12% |
| 2020 | 1,258 | −0.95% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
The inhabitants are known as Albins in French.
Points of Interest
- Musée de la Comtesse de Ségur - The museum of The Countess of Ségur is a collection of memories and documents concerning the life and work of the novelist.
National heritage sites
- Old forge site of the communes iron works since 1500. The present buildings date back to the 18th Century and were listed as a Monument historique in 1982. The old forge is now a museum dedicated to showing metallurgy.
Notable People
- Serge Rousseau - (1930 – 2007) a French film and television actor and agent was born here.
- Marcel Mule - (1901 – 2001) a French classical saxophonist was born here.
Twin towns – sister cities
Aube is twinned with:
Hohenstein Strinz-Margaretha, Germany
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Commune d'Aube (61008) − COG". www.insee.fr.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Mairie d'Aube, Ouest-France.fr.
- ^ "Le musée de la Comtesse de Ségur". actu.fr. 28 July 2015.
- ^ "# Musée de la Comtesse de Ségur". www.ouche-normandie.fr.
- ^ "Musée de la Grosse Forge AUBE : Normandy Tourism". Normandy Tourism, France.
- ^ "Ancienne forge à Aube - PA00110731". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Musée de la Grosse Forge - Musées - AUBE". Orne Tourisme.
- ^ "Serge Rousseau | Actor". IMDb.
- ^ "Marcel Mule (1901-2001) – Samek Music".
- ^ "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.
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