Amance, Aube
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 The church in Amance | |
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| Coordinates: 48°17′43″N 4°30′57″E / 48.2953°N 4.5158°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Bar-sur-Aube |
| Canton | Vendeuvre-sur-Barse |
| Intercommunality | Vendeuvre-Soulaines |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Pietremont[1] |
Area 1 | 22.88 km2 (8.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 245 |
| • Density | 10.7/km2 (27.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10005 /10140 |
| Elevation | 132–213 m (433–699 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Amance (French pronunciation: [amɑ̃s] ⓘ) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Amance is located some 30 km east of Troyes and 10 km south of Brienne-le-Chateau. It can be accessed from Brienne-le-Chateau and Dienville in the north by road D443 which runs south to the village then through the heart of the commune south to Vendeuvre-sur-Barse. The road D112 also goes south-east to Vauchonvilliers and the D18 road goes east to Jessains.
The commune consists of farmland in the east but is heavily forested in the west to about 50% of its area. Apart from the village there is also the hamlet of La Ville aux Bois south-west of the village.
The Amance River runs through the village to the north into the Canal d'Amenee and forms part of the western boundary of the commune. A few small streams flow into it.[3]
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History
In 1825 Amance absorbed La Ville-aux-Bois-lès-Vendeuvre which should not be confused with La Ville-aux-Bois commune also in the Aube.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Amance[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1857 | Guichard | |
| 1995 | 2008 | Paul Hubail |
| 2008 | 2026 | Jean-Michel Pietremont |
Population
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
- The Town Hall contains three items that are registered as historical objects:
Religious heritage
The Church of Saint Martin is a unique Romanesque building, rebuilt in the 16th and 19th centuries.[10]
The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Statue: The Virgin (16th century)
[11] - Stained glass windows (16th century)[12]
- A Baptismal font (16th century)[13]
- A Painted Panel: Placing in the Tomb (disappeared) (16th century)[14]
- A Bronze Bell (1680)[15]
- A Pulpit (18th century)[16]
- A Tombstone (17th century)[17]
- A Painting: Institution of the Rosary (18th century)[18]
- A Painting: Charity of Saint Martin (17th century)[19]
- A Sculpture: Christ on the Cross (16th century)[20]
- A Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (16th century)[21]
- The Furniture in the Church of Saint Martin[22]
The Parish Church of the Assumption at La Ville-aux-Bois also contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Tombstone of Nicolas de Rochetaillée and his wife (1496)[23]
- A Statue: Virgin and child (17th century)[24]
- A Statue: Saint Sebastian (17th century)[25]
- A Processional Staff: Virgin and child (18th century)[26]
- A Statue: Saint Éloi (18th century)[27]
- A Painting: Assumption (18th century)[28]
- The main Altar, Retable, Tabernacle, and exhibition (18th century)[29]
- A Statuette: Saint Nicolas (18th century)[30]
- A Statuette: Saint Catherine (18th century)[31]
- A Chest (18th century)[32]
- A Sculpture: Christ on the Cross (17th century)[33]
- A Monstrance (19th century)[34]
- The Tombstone of Gaspard de Pons and his wife (1670)[35]
- A Painting: Marriage of the Virgin (18th century)[36]
- A Painting: Adoration of the Magii (17th century)[37]
- A Painting: Flagellation (18th century)[38]
- The Tombstone of Antoine de Mertrus (17th century)[39]
- The Furniture in the Church of the Assumption[40]
- Church of Saint Martin
- Church of the Assumption
