Aulnay, Aube

Aulnay (pronounced ɔnɛ, the "l" is mute) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.

Aulnay
The Town Hall
Location of Aulnay
Aulnay
Aulnay
Coordinates: 48°28′24″N 4°24′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentAube
ArrondissementBar-sur-Aube
CantonBrienne-le-Château
IntercommunalityCC Lacs Champagne
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Jacky Cartier
Area
1
10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
129
  Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
10017 /10240
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aulnaysiens.[2]

Geography

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]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
1857Bonnot
20012020Jacky Cartier

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 129 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 141    
1800 148+0.69%
1806 152+0.45%
1821 179+1.10%
1831 148−1.88%
1836 173+3.17%
1841 195+2.42%
1846 201+0.61%
1851 219+1.73%
1856 216−0.28%
1861 221+0.46%
1866 209−1.11%
1872 211+0.16%
1876 174−4.71%
1881 194+2.20%
1886 151−4.89%
1891 158+0.91%
1896 150−1.03%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 146−0.54%
1906 160+1.85%
1911 162+0.25%
1921 139−1.52%
1926 165+3.49%
1931 158−0.86%
1936 162+0.50%
1946 136−1.73%
1954 135−0.09%
1962 131−0.38%
1968 117−1.87%
1975 109−1.01%
1982 105−0.53%
1990 106+0.12%
1999 118+1.20%
2007 112−0.65%
2012 135+3.81%
2017 129−0.91%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]
Aulnay War Memorial

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The town hall contains 4 Stained glass windows (16th century) which are registered as an historical object.[7][8]

Religious heritage

The rebuilt Church of Saint-Rémy

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.[9]

The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

  • A Tombstone (16th century)[10] (destroyed)
  • An Eagle Lectern (19th century)[11]
  • A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century)[12]
  • A Tabernacle (18th century)[13]
  • A Statue: Saint-Rémy (16th century)[14]
  • A Statue: Sainte-Savine (16th century)[15]
  • A Statuette: Saint-Jean-Baptiste (16th century)[16] (disappeared)
  • A Statue: Saint-Roch (16th century)[17]
  • A Statuette: Saint-Antoine (16th century)[18]
  • A Statue: Virgin and Child (16th century)[19]
  • An Inscription (1681)[20] (destroyed)
  • An Altar (19th century)[21]
  • A Stoup (17th century)[22]
  • The Furniture in the Church[23]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Inhabitants of Aulnay (in French)
  3. Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aulnay, EHESS. (in French)
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10000669 4 Stained glass windows (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000059 4 Stained glass windows (in French)
  9. Marguerite Beau, Essay on the religious architecture of southern Champagne in Aube including Troyes, 1991 (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003589 Tombstone (in French)
  11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003588 Eagle Lectern (in French)
  12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003587 Statue: Christ on the Cross (in French)
  13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003586 Tabernacle (in French)
  14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003585 Statue: Saint Rémy (in French)
  15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003584 Statue: Saint Sabine (in French)
  16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003031 Statuette: Saint John the Baptist (in French)
  17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000062 Statue: Saint Roch (in French)
  18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000061 Statuette: Saint Antoine (in French)
  19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000060 Statue: Virgin and Child (in French)
  20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003309 Inscription (in French)
  21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002839 Altar (in French)
  22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002814 Stoup (in French)
  23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003288 Furniture (in French)
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