Arcis-sur-Aube (, literally ''Arcis on

Aube Aube () is a French department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. As with sixty departments in France, this department is named after a river: the Aube. With 310,242 inhabitants (2019),commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administra ...

region of north-central

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arcisiens'' or ''Arcisiennes''. 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''.

Geography

Arcis-sur-Aube is located some 27 km north of Troyes and 40 km east of Romilly-sur-Seine. Access to the commune is by the D441 road from Villette-sur-Aube in the west passing through the commune and the town and continuing to Vaupoisson. The D677 also comes from

Mailly-le-Camp Mailly-le-Camp () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. History The town is mentioned as ''Mailliacus'' for the first time in 859 AD document. In 1902 a large military camp was built in its territory. On 3–4 May 194 ...

in the north intersecting the D441 in the town and continuing south to Voué. The D31 also goes south-west from the town to Les Grandes-Chapelles. The D10 road comes from Allibaudières in the north-west and passes through the north-west of the commune joining the D441 west of the town. A railway passes through the west of the commune from north to south with a station west of the town. The Aube river marks the northern boundary of the town flowing west but the commune covers both left and right banks of the river. The D677 passes over the river on a bridge. The right bank and a small portion of the left bank of the Aube consists of forest and farmland. The urban area of the town extends south from the left bank and occupies about a quarter of the land area. The south of the commune is entirely farmland.Google Maps
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Transport Access

;Road access *By motorway: the A26 autoroute, exit No. 21 (Valley of Dawn). *By county roads: **D677 between Troyes and

. **D31 between Nozay and Arcis-sur-Aube. **D441 between Méry-sur-Seine and Molins-sur-Aube. **D10 between Allibaudières and Arcis-sur-Aube. **D56 between Ormes and Arcis-sur-Aube. ;Public transport *Coach: **Regular route No. 7: Troyes (bus station) ⇒ ⇒ Arcis Mailly and vice versa. The stop is located in front of the hall (schedules available on th
Procars website
. Route 7 is operated by the company Procars Champagne and managed by the General Council of Aube. **Regular route No. 5: TransChampagneArdenne Troyes ⇒ Chalons-en-Champagne ⇒ Reims ⇒ Charleville-Mézières and vice versa. The stop is located at Rue de Chalons (schedules available on th
Stdmarne website
. Route 5 is operated by the Departmental Transportation Services of the Marne. *Train: **

Troyes station Troyes station ( French: ''Gare de Troyes'') is a railway station serving the town Troyes, Aube department, central France. It is situated on the Paris–Mulhouse railway. The station is served by regional trains towards Paris and Chaumont.

, taxis available in the station square. *Air: **Aerodrome Troyes Barberey ** Chalons Vatry Airport

History

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* Saint Victor was a hermit and confessor at Arcis-sur-Aube in the 6th century. *Around the same period a local coinage called Leudericus and Daovaldus was produced. *In 1546,

François I Francis I (french: François Ier; frm, Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once ...

authorized the construction of walls around the city. *Arcis has been the scene of the

Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube The Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube (20–21 March 1814) saw an Imperial French army under Napoleon face a much larger Allied army led by Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg during the War of the Sixth Coalition. On the second day of fighting, E ...

, a bloody battle fought by

Napoleon I Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

on 1 March 1814 against the Austro-Russians: part of the city was burned. An erroneous claim has been made that Arcis-sur-Aube bares its name as a commemoration of the Cossacks from the Russian army a city in

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Artsyz Artsyz (, ; bg, Арциз ''Artsiz''; ; or ''Arsız''; or ''Arzis'') is a city and the administrative center of Artsyz municipality, Bolhrad Raion in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Population: In 2001, population was 16,370. History The city was ...

) and a village in the southern

Urals The Ural Mountains ( ; rus, Ура́льские го́ры, r=Uralskiye gory, p=ʊˈralʲskʲɪjə ˈɡorɨ; ba, Урал тауҙары) or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western ...

(Arsinski or Арсинский). In reality, the town already bore the name since medieval times, as witnessed by three sources, including The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines, which names Hilduin II as "''comes de Arceis et de Ramerut"'' (count of Arcis and Ramerurpt)''.'' *From 1790 to 1795 Arcis was the chief town of the arrondissement of Arcis-sur-Aube which was composed of 11 cantons and 89 communes. *During the creation of arrondissements in 1800 Arcis became the capital of one of them but this was abolished in 1926. The cantons of Arcis-sur-Aube and Ramerupt are attached to the

Arrondissement of Troyes The arrondissement of Troyes is an arrondissement of France in the Aube department in the Grand Est region. It has 244 communes. Its population is 226,084 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Troyes, and th ...

; the Canton of Méry-sur-Seine was attached to the Arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Seine, and the Canton of Chavanges was attached to the Arrondissement of Bar-sur-Aube. This was effective from 1801: 4 cantons and 93 communes. File:Tolstoy medalion - Arcis-sur-Aube (metal).gif, The Tolstoy Medal

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Twinning

Arcis-sur-Aube has twinning associations with: * Gomaringen (Germany) since 1976.

Population

Economy

Besides many big farms producing all sorts of cereals, the sugar industry has a big plant there
Cristal Union

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *The Savouré Factory at 47 rue des Anciens fossés (19th century) *The Town Hall at Place des Héros (formerly a Chateau) (18th century) *The former Chigot et cie Factory at 21 Rue Jean Jaurès (1908) *The former Jules Bourgeois Factory at 21 Rue Jean Jaurès (19th century) *The Gérard Fortier Factory at 44 Rue de Troyes (19th century)

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint-Étienne (16th century) is registered as an historical monument. It was bombed in June 1940 and then restored. It houses two pentagonal chapels and a flamboyant portal. The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: *A Statue: Virgin and child (14th century) * Stained glass windows (16th century) *2

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(19th century) * Ciboria (19th century) *A

Paten A paten or diskos is a small plate, used during the Mass. It is generally used during the liturgy itself, while the reserved sacrament are stored in the tabernacle in a ciborium. Western usage In many Western liturgical denominations, the p ...

(19th century) *A

Chalice A chalice (from Latin 'mug', borrowed from Ancient Greek () 'cup') or goblet is a footed cup intended to hold a drink. In religious practice, a chalice is often used for drinking during a ceremony or may carry a certain symbolic meaning. R ...

(18th century) *A

Credence table A credence table is a small side table in the sanctuary of a Christian church which is used in the celebration of the Eucharist. (Latin ''credens, -entis'', believer). The credence table is usually placed near the wall on the epistle (south) sid ...

(18th century) *The Furniture in the ChurchMinistry of Culture, Palissy

Arcis-sur-Aube picture gallery

File:Le pont de l'Aube Arcis-sur-Aube.jpg, Bridge over the Aube: destroyed in 1940, rebuilt in 1942, destroyed in 1944, repaired in 1944, rebuilt in 1946. File:Caisse d'épargne Arcis-sur-Aube.jpg, The bank at Arcis-sur-Aube File:S6300976.jpg, Arcis-sur-Aube Town Hall File:S6300995.jpg, The Festival Hall File:France illustrée I p481.png, Arcis-sur-Aube in 1897

Notable people linked to the commune

Georges Jacques Danton Georges Jacques Danton (; 26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794) was a French lawyer and a leading figure in the French Revolution. He became a deputy to the Paris Commune, presided in the Cordeliers district, and visited the Jacobin club. In August ...

, was born 26 October 1759 in Arcis-sur-Aube to a respectable though not wealthy family. He was given a good education, and he was launched in the career of an advocate at the Paris bar. He became a French revolutionary and died on the guillotine in Paris on 5 April 1794. *Pierre Arnauld de La Briffe (6 May 1772, Paris - 11 September 1839, Arcis-sur-Aube), Lord of Arcis-sur-Aube before the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in coup of 18 Brumaire, November 1799. Many of its ...

, military man and French politician in the 19th century. *Hugues-Iéna Darcy (29 October 1807, Arcis-sur-Aube - 4 June 1880,

Corcelles-les-Monts Corcelles-les-Monts () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Côte-d'Or department The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or department of France. The com ...

) high French official of the 19th century

In Literature

Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac ( , more commonly , ; born Honoré Balzac;Jean-Louis Dega, La vie prodigieuse de Bernard-François Balssa, père d'Honoré de Balzac : Aux sources historiques de La Comédie humaine, Rodez, Subervie, 1998, 665 p. 20 May 179 ...

made Arcis-sur-Aube part of his novel ''Le Député d'Arcis'' (The Member for Arcis), left unfinished at his death and completed by Charles Rabbou. Arcis-sur-Aube was also the place of action in ''Une ténébreuse affaire'' (A murky affair) written in 1844.

References

External links

Arcis-sur-Aube official website

Arcis-sur-Aube on the National Geographic Institute website

Arcis-sur-Aube on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Arcis-sur-Aube'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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