Aube, Orne
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Aube | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Aube | |
  Aube  Aube | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′26″N 0°32′52″E / 48.7406°N 0.5478°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays de L'Aigle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Véronique Helleux[1] |
Area 1 | 5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,254 |
| • Density | 218/km2 (566/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61008 /61270 |
| Elevation | 210–267 m (689–876 ft) (avg. 214 m or 702 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aube (French pronunciation: [ob] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.[3]
Population
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.[7][8]
National heritage sites
- Old forge site of the communes iron works since 1500.[9] The present buildings date back to the 18th Century and were listed as a Monument historique in 1982.[10] The old forge is now a museum dedicated to showing metallurgy.[11]
Notable people
- Serge Rousseau - (1930 – 2007) a French film and television actor and agent was born here.[12]
- Marcel Mule - (1901 – 2001) a French classical saxophonist was born here.[13]
