Arsonval
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Arsonval (French pronunciation: [aʁsɔ̃val]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
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The church in Arsonval | |
 Location of Arsonval | |
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| Coordinates: 48°16′07″N 4°39′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Bar-sur-Aube |
| Canton | Bar-sur-Aube |
| Intercommunality | CC Région Bar-sur-Aube |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Mikaël Geoffroy[1] |
Area 1 | 7.58 km2 (2.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 290 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10012 /10200 |
| Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It lies on the right bank of the river Aube, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Troyes. It has a church dating from the twelfth century.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 273 | — |
| 1968 | 280 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 320 | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 388 | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 365 | −5.9% |
| 1999 | 331 | −9.3% |
| 2008 | 338 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 329 | −2.7% |
Personalities
- Victor-Eugène Ardouin-Dumazet (born in 1852, died in 1940 at Arsonval) : journalist, author of "Voyage en France", tourist guides (in 60 volumes).
See also
- Communes of the Aube department
- Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval inventor of the d'Arsonval Galvanometer
