Aulnay, Aube
Geography
Aulnay 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.
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.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
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List of Successive Mayors
From | To | Name |
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1857 | Bonnot | |
2001 | 2026 | Jacky Cartier |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aulnaysiens in French.
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Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The town hall contains 4 Stained glass windows (16th century) which are registered as an historical object.
Religious heritage
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.
The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Tombstone (16th century)
(destroyed)
- An Eagle Lectern (19th century)
- A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century)
- A Tabernacle (18th century)
- A Statue: Saint-Rémy (16th century)
- A Statue: Sainte-Savine (16th century)
- A Statuette: Saint-Jean-Baptiste (16th century)
(disappeared)
- A Statue: Saint-Roch (16th century)
- A Statuette: Saint-Antoine (16th century)
- A Statue: Virgin and Child (16th century)
- An Inscription (1681)
(destroyed)
- An Altar (19th century)
- A Stoup (17th century)
- The Furniture in the Church
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- Aulnay on the old IGN website (in French)
- Aulnay on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Aulnay on the 1750 Cassini Map
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