Échemines
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Aube | |
| Arrondissement | Nogent-sur-Seine | |
| Canton | Saint-Lyé | |
| Community association | L'Orvin et l'Ardusson | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 23 ' N , 3 ° 50' E | |
| height | 112-179 m | |
| surface | 18.20 km 2 | |
| Residents | 94 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 10350 | |
| INSEE code | 10134 | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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Échemines is a French commune with 94 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aube department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Seine and to the municipality association L'Orvin et l'Ardusson, founded in 2003 . The inhabitants are called Écheminois .
geography
Échemines is located 20 kilometers northwest of Troyes in the southwest of the Champagne sèche , the "dry Champagne". The community of 18.2 km² is characterized by extensive fields on a flat ground relief. Échemines is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Orvilliers-Saint-Julien in the north, Saint-Mesmin and Fontaine-les-Grès in the northeast, Le Pavillon-Sainte-Julie in the east, Villeloup in the southeast, Dierrey-Saint-Pierre in the south, and Prunay-Belleville in the southwest and Saint-Flavy in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 | |
| Residents | 70 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 100 | |
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Attractions
- Church of Saint-Martin from the 12th to 16th centuries with listed windows ( entry no.PM10000740 in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)) and sculpture ( entry no.IM10005678 in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French))
- Water tower
- crossroads
- Fallen memorial
Economy and Infrastructure
Échemines is very rural. There are eleven farms in the community that are engaged in the cultivation of grain, pulses and oilseeds.
The D 442 trunk road from Nogent-sur-Seine to Troyes runs through the municipality of Échemines . There are connections to the A 5 and A 26 autoroute near the city of Troyes, 20 kilometers away .
