Aulnay, Aube
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Aulnay | |
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 The Town Hall | |
 Location of Aulnay | |
  Aulnay  Aulnay | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′24″N 4°24′23″E / 48.4733°N 4.4064°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Bar-sur-Aube |
| Canton | Brienne-le-Château |
| Intercommunality | CC Lacs Champagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Cartier[1] |
Area 1 | 10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 108 |
| • Density | 10.3/km2 (26.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10017 /10240 |
| Elevation | 113 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. | |
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.
Neighbouring communes and villages
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]
Places adjacent to Aulnay, Aube | |
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors[4]
| 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.[5]
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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.[8][9]
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.[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]
