Auxon (French pronunciation: [osɔ̃]) is a commune in the Aube département in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
Auxon | |
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Coordinates: 48°06′17″N 3°55′12″E / 48.1047°N 3.92°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Aube |
Arrondissement | Troyes |
Canton | Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis |
Intercommunality | CC Chaourçois Val Armance |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Lorne[1] |
Area 1 | 25.49 km2 (9.84 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 982 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 10018 /10130 |
Elevation | 157 m (515 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]
Geography
editAuxon is located some 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Troyes and 22 km north-east of Saint-Florentin. Access to the commune is by Route nationale N77 from Villeneuve-au-Chemin in the west which passes just to the north of the village and continues north-east to Villery. The D374 comes from Maraye-en-Othe in the north, passes through the village, and continues to Ervy-le-Châtel in the south. The D1 road goes east from the D374 to Montigny-les-Monts. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Sivrey, Vert, Courtelon, Roncenay, Les Croisettes, and La Coudre. The commune is mixed forest and farmland with especially large forests in the north.[4]
The Armance forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west becoming the Armançon then following the Canal de Bourgogne to join the Yonne at Migennes. The Saussol flows south down the western side of the commune to join the Armance east of Ervy-le-Châtel. The Ru de Sivrey rises near Sivrey and flows south to join the Saussol as does the Ru d'Auxon which rises near the village. The Ru de Vert rises near Vert and also flows south to join the Saussol. The Ruisseau de Montigny flows across the south of the commune from north-east to south-west and joins the Armance on the southern border of the commune.
Neighbouring communes and villages
editHistory
editIn 1846 the commune of Eaux-Puiseaux was created from the territory of the commune of Auxon.
Heraldry
editThese are the arms of Edme of Pont and Hugues of Conflans.
Blazon:
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Administration
editList of Successive Mayors[5]
From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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1857 | Vioix-Parmentier | |||
1887 | Sainton | |||
1887 | Moniot | |||
2001 | Franck Simard | RPR | General Councillor | |
2001 | 2009 | Jean-Louis Caillet | DVD | Retired |
2009 | 2026 | Thierry Lorne | DVD | Farmer |
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Alsoniens or Alsoniennes in French.[6]
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Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE[8] |
Culture and heritage
editReligious heritage
editThe commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:
- The Parish Church of Saint-Loup-de-Sens (16th century). [9] The church was once in the Diocese of Sens (Yonne) and the seat of a priest conferred by the abbot of Saint-Pierre-le-Vif-lès-Sens. Started on the eastern side in 1506, it was completed by 1550. The South portal was complete in 1537 and the west portal in 1540. The western arches and the tower were built in the 17th century.[10] The Church contains a very large number of items that are registered as historical objects.[9]
- The Chapel of Notre-Dame de la Coudre contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- The Hamlet of Sivrey: its chapel and its Lavoir
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The Chapel and the Lavoir (Public laundry) at Sivrey.
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The Sivrey Lavoir.
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The Sivrey Lavoir with flowers
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The Sivrey Chapel
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The Sivrey Chapel
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The Sivrey Chapel
Notable people linked to the commune
edit- Georges Alexis Mocquery (1772-1847), General in the Army of the Republic and the Empire, born at Auxon and died at Tours.
- Parfait Jans, politician and writer, died on 24 August 2011 at Auxon.
See also
editBibliography
edit- Charles Fichot, Monumental Statistics of Aube department, Vol. II., Paris. 1888, reprinted by Sancey, Saint-Julien-les-Villas, 1980, p. 9 & 10 (dedicated to the church, the statuettes of the Retable from the old main altar by the sculptor from Troyes François Joseph Valtat).
References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Auxon, Aube in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 10 - Aube, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Auxon, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078021 Church (in French)
- ^ Marguerite Beau, Essay on the religious architecture of southern Champagne of Aube excluding Troyes, 1991 (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000087 Processional Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000086 Statue: Virgin and Child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000063 Bronze bell (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005340 Furniture in the Chapel (in French)
External links
edit- Auxon Official website (in French)
- Auxon on the old IGN website[permanent dead link] (in French)
- Auxon on the 1750 Cassini Map