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
The Town Hall
The Town Hall
Location of Aulnay
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Aulnay is located in France
Aulnay
Aulnay
Aulnay is located in Grand Est
Aulnay
Aulnay
Coordinates: 48°28′24″N 4°24′23″E / 48.4733°N 4.4064°E / 48.4733; 4.4064
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentAube
ArrondissementBar-sur-Aube
CantonBrienne-le-Château
IntercommunalityCC Lacs Champagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacky Cartier[1]
Area
1
10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
117
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
10017 /10240
Elevation113 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

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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.[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

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[3]

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name
1857 Bonnot
2001 2026 Jacky Cartier

Demography

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aulnaysiens in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 141—    
1800 148+0.69%
1806 152+0.45%
1821 179+1.10%
1831 148−1.88%
1836 173+3.17%
1841 195+2.42%
1846 201+0.61%
1851 219+1.73%
1856 216−0.28%
1861 221+0.46%
1866 209−1.11%
1872 211+0.16%
1876 174−4.71%
1881 194+2.20%
1886 151−4.89%
1891 158+0.91%
1896 150−1.03%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 146−0.54%
1906 160+1.85%
1911 162+0.25%
1921 139−1.52%
1926 165+3.49%
1931 158−0.86%
1936 162+0.50%
1946 136−1.73%
1954 135−0.09%
1962 131−0.38%
1968 117−1.87%
1975 109−1.01%
1982 105−0.53%
1990 106+0.12%
1999 118+1.20%
2007 112−0.65%
2012 135+3.81%
2017 129−0.91%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]
 
Aulnay War Memorial

Culture and heritage

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Civil heritage

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The town hall contains 4 Stained glass windows (16th century)  which are registered as an historical object.[8][9]

Religious heritage

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The rebuilt Church of Saint-Rémy

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 10 - Aube, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aulnay, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10000669 4 Stained glass windows (in French) 
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000059 4 Stained glass windows (in French)
  10. ^ Marguerite Beau, Essay on the religious architecture of southern Champagne in Aube including Troyes, 1991 (in French)
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003589 Tombstone (in French) 
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003588 Eagle Lectern (in French) 
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003587 Statue: Christ on the Cross (in French) 
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003586 Tabernacle (in French) 
  15. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003585 Statue: Saint Rémy (in French) 
  16. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003584 Statue: Saint Sabine (in French) 
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003031 Statuette: Saint John the Baptist (in French) 
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000062 Statue: Saint Roch (in French) 
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000061 Statuette: Saint Antoine (in French) 
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000060 Statue: Virgin and Child (in French) 
  21. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003309 Inscription (in French)
  22. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002839 Altar (in French) 
  23. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002814 Stoup (in French) 
  24. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003288 Furniture (in French)
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