Bagneux-la-Fosse
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Bagneux-la-Fosse (French pronunciation: [baɲø la fos]) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
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The Church | |
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| Coordinates: 47°59′36″N 4°17′55″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Troyes |
| Canton | Les Riceys |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Glorieux[1] |
Area 1 | 22.93 km2 (8.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 178 |
| • Density | 7.76/km2 (20.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10025 /10340 |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Bagneux-la-Fosse is located some 40 km east of Saint-Florentin and 15 km south-west of Bar-sur-Seine. Access to the commune is by the D32 road from Avirey-Lingey in the north which passes through the village before continuing south to join the D452 which continues to Channes. The D17 goes west from the village the north-west to Pargues. The D26 branches off the D32 north-east of the village and goes north-east to Neuville-sur-Seine. There is a large forest in the north-west of the commune and a smaller forest in the south-east with the rest of the commune farmland.[3]
The Sarce river flows through the commune from south to north just east of the village and continues north to join the Seine at Virey-sous-Bar.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bagnolais or Bagnolaises in French.[6]
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Sites and monuments
The Church (15th century)
is registered as an historical monument.[9] The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Pulpit (18th century)
[10] - A Tombstone (17th century)[11]
- The Tombstone of François Merey (18th century)[12]
- The Tombstone of Marie Viviane Leclerc (18th century)[13]
- The Tombstone of Nicolas Babeau (1696)[14]
- The lateral Altars (19th century)[15]
- 2 Reliquaries (19th century)[16]
- A Monstrance (19th century)[17]
- A Processional Banner: Saint Valentine (19th century)[18]
- A Chasuble (19th century)[19]
- A Painting: Way of the Cross (19th century)[20]
- A Commemorative Plaque (1533)[21]
- An Eagle Lectern (19th century)[22]
- A Statuette on a Processional Staff: Virgin and child (disappeared) (18th century)[23]
- The Furniture in the Church[24]
