Ailleville

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Ailleville
Ailleville (France)
Ailleville
region Grand Est
Department Aube
Arrondissement Bar-sur-Aube
Canton Bar-sur-Aube
Community association Region of Bar-sur-Aube
Coordinates 48 ° 15 ′  N , 4 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 15 ′  N , 4 ° 41 ′  E
height 156-296 m
surface 5.01 km 2
Residents 251 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 50 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 10200
INSEE code 10002

Mairie Ailleville

Ailleville is a French commune with 251 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 Bar-sur-Aube and to the municipal association Région de Bar-sur-Aube, founded in 1993 . The inhabitants are called Aillevillois .

geography

Ailleville is located at a bend in the Aube , two and a half kilometers northwest of Bar-sur-Aube and about 50 kilometers east of Troyes . The community area of ​​5.01 km² extends from the right bank of the Aube and its wide valley to approx. 160 m above sea level over the vine-planted slopes to a partially wooded high plateau in the northeast. The highest point in the municipality is reached here at 296 m. Along the Aube there are still alluvial forests, in the east the Bois du Val Joudrey forest extends .

Ailleville is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montier-en-l'Isle in the north-west and north, Arrentières in the north-east, Bar-sur-Aube in the south-east and Proverville in the south-west.

Place name

The village was founded in 6 BC. . AD under the name Aquilavilla first mentioned. At that time it was a court estate (Latin villa ) that was offered to a Roman legionnaire for his services. The place was near the Roman Via Agrippa , which connected Boulogne-sur-Mer to Turin via Augustobona (Troyes) . Ailleville was part of the county of Bar-sur-Aube until 1076, when it became part of the county of Champagne .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009 2016
Residents 214 202 230 220 232 218 273 258
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • The Saint-Martin church, originally built as a wooden church under Count Simon Bar von Crespy-Valois, was replaced by a limestone structure at the beginning of the 12th century. St. Martin was the patron saint of winemakers in the Middle Ages. The parish of St. Martin belonged to the diocese of Langres and was dependent on the Saint-Maclou chapter in Bar-sur-Aube. The Romanesque choir with a barrel vault was renewed in 1814, while the nave was reconstructed in the 19th century
  • Three Merovingian sarcophagi from the 7th and 8th centuries
  • Communal wash house ( Lavoir ) from the 19th century
  • Former Abbey of Val-des-Vignes
  • Cistercian cross in the Val des Vignes from the 16th century
  • The 17th century castle was flanked by four square towers and was surrounded by moats on two of the four sides. It was built on the site of an old manor house documented in 1521. The castle's residents included the noble families of Ailleville, Jaucourt, Yardin, Choiseul and Lux ​​de Ventelet. The ensemble of the castle includes a well-preserved dovecote and a park with two avenues of plane trees that lead from the castle to the nearby main street.
  • Maison du Folklore de Champagne from 1822, a restored house reminding of the culture and traditions of Champagne
  • Mairie-école (former town hall and school building) from the late 18th century
  • Fallen memorial

  • Saint Martin Church

  • Cistercian cross and one of the Merovingian sarcophagi

  • Lavoir

  • Fallen memorial

Economy and Infrastructure

In Ailleville eight wine producers are located, in the wine-growing region de l'Aube Côte within the vineyard Champagne mainly Pinot Noir cultivate grapes and depending on the quality of basic wines must provide for the production of champagne.

Ailleville is on the D 619 from Troyes to Chaumont . The nearest train station on the Paris – Mulhouse line is in the town of Bar-sur-Aube, two and a half kilometers away .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Ailleville at the presentation of the community association (French)
  2. ↑ Ailleville on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Ailleville on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Winemaker on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Ailleville  - Collection of Images