Arconville (French pronunciation: [aʁkɔ̃vil]) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.

Arconville
Arconville Church
Arconville Church
Location of Arconville
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Arconville is located in France
Arconville
Arconville
Arconville is located in Grand Est
Arconville
Arconville
Coordinates: 48°09′48″N 4°43′24″E / 48.1633°N 4.7233°E / 48.1633; 4.7233
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentAube
ArrondissementBar-sur-Aube
CantonBar-sur-Aube
IntercommunalityRégion de Bar-sur-Aube
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guillaume Gaucher[1]
Area
1
15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
105
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
10007 /10200
Elevation306 m (1,004 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Arconville is located some 60 km east by south-east of Troyes and 36 km west by north-west of Chaumont. Access to the commune is by road D101 from Bergères in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing east to join the D12 west of Longchamp-sur-Aujon. The D12 forms most of the southern border of the commune as it goes from Champignol-lez-Mondeville to Longchamp-sur-Aujon. The D70 road also passes south through the west of the commune from Baroville in the north to Champignol-lez-Mondeville in the south-west. The east of the commune is heavily forested with forests in the south-west and north-west as well. The rest of the commune is farmland.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name Party
1857 Thivet
2001 2008 Jolène Colney
2008 2014 Gilles Bonnevie
2014 2020 Claudine Noblot DVD
2020 2026 Guillaume Gaucher

Population

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arconvillois or Arconvilloises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 148—    
1975 104−4.92%
1982 123+2.43%
1990 162+3.50%
1999 148−1.00%
2007 118−2.79%
2012 113−0.86%
2017 105−1.46%
Source: INSEE[6]
 
A 19th-century painting of the Valley of Arconville by Theodore Robinson

Sites and monuments

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  • The old Fraville Barn (13th century)  is registered as an historical monument.[7]
  • A Hall church from the 18th century, inter-denominational, dedicated to Saint Martin[8]

The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

  • A Statue: Saint Eloi (18th century) [9]
  • A Poutre de Gloire (Beam of Glory) (18th century) [10]
  • A Painting: Charity of Saint Martin (1846) [11]
  • A Painting: Rosary (19th century) [12]
  • The main Altar Tabernacle and Retable (18th century) [13]
  • The Retable in the Altar of Saint Vierge (17th century) [14]
  • A Statue: Saint Robert (1840) [15]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (1840) [16]
  • 2 Statuettes: Saints Nicolas and Martin (18th century) [17]
  • A Chalice with Paten (19th century) [18]
  • The Step to the Altar (19th century) [19]
  • A Celebrant's Chair (19th century) [20]
  • A Processional Staff: Saint Martin (18th century) [21]
  • An Altar Painting: Saint Nicolas (18th century) [22]
  • A Statuette from the Processional Staff: Virgin and child (18th century) [23]
  • Wood Panelling (18th century) [24]
  • A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century) [25]
  • A Processional Staff: Saint Nicolas (19th century) [26]
  • The Furniture in the Church [27]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 10 - Aube, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA10000018 Fraville Barn (in French)
  8. ^ Marguerite Beau, Essay on the religious architecture of southern Champagne: Aube including Troyes, 1991 (in French)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10004542 Statue: Saint Eloi (in French) 
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10004541 Poutre de Gloire (in French) 
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10004540 Painting: Charity of Saint Martin (in French) 
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003027 Painting: Rosary (in French) 
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003026 Main Altar Tabernacle and Retable (in French) 
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000036 Retable in the Altar of Saint Vierge (in French) 
  15. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000035 Statue: Saint Robert (in French) 
  16. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000034 Statue: Virgin and child (in French) 
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000033 2 Statuettes: Saints Nicolas and Martin (in French) 
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10011273 Chalice with Paten (in French) 
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10011272 Step to the Altar (in French) 
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10011269 Celebrant's Chair (in French) 
  21. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10011268 Processional Staff: Saint Martin (in French) 
  22. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10011267 Altar Painting: Saint Nicolas (in French) 
  23. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10011057 Statuette from the Processional Staff: Virgin and child (in French) 
  24. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10011005 Wood panelling (in French) 
  25. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10010971 Statue: Christ on the Cross (in French) 
  26. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10010940 Processional Staff: Saint Nicolas (in French) 
  27. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10011697 Furniture in the Church (in French)
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