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Aube
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Prefecture building of the Aube department, in Troyes
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Location of Aube in France
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| Country | France | ||
| Region | Grand Est | ||
| Département | 4 March 1790 | ||
| Prefecture | Troyes | ||
| Subprefectures | Bar-sur-Aube, Nogent-sur-Seine | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 6,004.2 km2 (2,318.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2014)
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| • Total | 308,094 | ||
| • Density | 51.3131/km2 (132.9003/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | FR-10 | ||
| Arrondissements | 3 | ||
| Cantons | 17 | ||
| Communes | 431 | ||
Aube is a department in northeast France named after the Aube river. The prefecture (capital) of Aube is Troyes.
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History
Aube is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Troyes as its capital. It was divided in six districts: Nogent-sur-Seine, Arcis-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Seine, Ervy, and Troyes.
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the six districts were changed into five arrondissements: Arcis-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Seine, Nogent-sur-Seine and Troyes.
After the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the department was occupied by the Russian army from June 1815 to November 1818.
On 10 September 1926, the arrondissements of Arcis-sur-Aube et Bar-sur-Seine were eliminated.
Geography
The Aube department is in the southwest of the Grand Est region. It is surrounded by 5 departments in 3 regions:
- Grand Est region
- Marne (north)
- Haute-Marne (east)
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
- Île-de-France region
- Seine-et-Marne (northwest)
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Seine-et-Marne | Marne | |
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The area of Aube is 6,004.2 km2 (2,318 sq mi). Its highest point is in the Bois du Mont in the commune Champignol-lez-Mondeville in the southeast of the department. It is 370–375 m (1,214–1,230 ft) high (48°09′10″N 04°41′33″E / 48.15278°N 4.69250°E),. The lowest point is 60 m (197 ft) high in the commune La Motte-Tilly in the west of the department.
The main rivers in the department are the Seine, the Aube (tributary of the Seine), the Amance (tributary of the Armançon), and the Vanne (a tributary of the Yonne).
Climate
The area around Troyes, at an altitude of about 105 m (344 ft), has few extremes of temperature. The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Troyes is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb".
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Troyes is 655.3 mm (25.8 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is November with 99.1 mm (3.9 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of 12.7 mm (0.5 in).
The average temperature for the year in Troyes is 10.8 °C (51.4 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 19.3 °C (66.7 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 3.1 °C (37.6 °F).
| Climate data for Troyes, France | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7 (45) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19 (66) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
2 (36) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3 (37) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 65.4 (2.57) |
58.3 (2.30) |
54.4 (2.14) |
59 (2.3) |
40.9 (1.61) |
21.9 (0.86) |
11.7 (0.46) |
15.7 (0.62) |
50.6 (1.99) |
90.1 (3.55) |
98.3 (3.87) |
89 (3.5) |
655.3 (25.77) |
| Source: Weatherbase.com [1] | |||||||||||||
Administration
Aube is managed by the Departmental Council of Aube in Troyes. The department is part of the Grand Est region.
Administrative divisions
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 431 communes (municipalities) in Aube.
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
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| 101 | Bar-sur-Aube | Bar-sur-Aube | 28,733 | 1,193.3 | 24.1 | 104 |
| 102 | Nogent-sur-Seine | Nogent-sur-Seine | 54,177 | 1,245.3 | 43.5 | 80 |
| 123 | Troyes | Troyes | 225,184 | 3,565.7 | 63.2 | 247 |
This is a list of the 17 cantons of the Aube department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
- Aix-en-Othe (1001)
- Arcis-sur-Aube (1002)
- Bar-sur-Aube (1003)
- Bar-sur-Seine (1004)
- Brienne-le-Château (1005)
- Creney-près-Troyes (1006)
- Nogent-sur-Seine (1007)
- Les Riceys (1008)
- Romilly-sur-Seine (1009)
- Saint-André-les-Vergers (1010)
- Saint-Lyé (1011)
- Troyes-1 (1012)
- Troyes-2 (1013)
- Troyes-3 (1014)
- Troyes-4 (1015)
- Troyes-5 (1016)
- Vendeuvre-sur-Barse (1017)
Demographics
People who live in Aube are called Aubois (women: Auboises).
Aube had a population, in 2014, of 308,094, for a population density of 51.3 inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Troyes, with 225,184 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.
Evolution of the population in Aube
The communes with more inhabitants in the Aube department are:
| City | Population (2014) |
Arrondissement |
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| Troyes | 60,750 | Troyes |
| Romilly-sur-Seine | 14,303 | Nogent-sur-Seine |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Luc | 12,428 | Troyes |
| Saint-André-les-Vergers | 11,860 | Troyes |
| Sainte-Savine | 10,134 | Troyes |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas | 6,891 | Troyes |
| Nogent-sur-Seine | 5,955 | Nogent-sur-Seine |
| Bar-sur-Aube | 5,014 | Bar-sur-Aube |
Gallery
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Related pages
Images for kids
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Entry to the Aube department from Route N77
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The Seine at Bar-sur-Seine
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Temple Lake seen from the dam
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Troyes Station
See also
In Spanish: Aube para niños
