Droupt-Saint-Basle is a
commune in the
Aube
Aube ( ) is a French departments of France, department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France. As with sixty departments in France, this department is named after a river: the Aube (river), Aube. With 310,242 inhabitants (2019), department in north-central
France
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.
Population
Sights and monuments
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Château de Droupt-Saint-Basle
The Château de Droupt-Saint-Basle is a castle and ''château'' in the '' commune'' of Droupt-Saint-Basle in the Aube ''département'' of France.
History
It was mentioned in 1206 as belonging to Girard, lord of Droupt. In 1580, the mayor of Troye ...
, 16th century
castle
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
and ''
château
A château (, ; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking re ...
'', added to the list of ''
monuments historiques
() is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...
'' in 1987 and 1993.
* Church of Saint-Léonard-et-Saint-Basle de Droupt-Saint-Basle, originally 12th century, added to the list of ''monuments historiques'' in 1986
* Château du Ruez, 19th century mansion
See also
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Communes of the Aube department
The following is a list of the 431 communes of the Aube department of France
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References
Communes of Aube
Aube communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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