Aube (Orne)
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche | |
| Canton | Rai | |
| Community association | Pays de L'Aigle | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 44 ' N , 0 ° 33' E | |
| height | 210-267 m | |
| surface | 5.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,298 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 226 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61270 | |
| INSEE code | 61008 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Aube |
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Aube is a French commune with 1,298 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche and the canton of Rai (until 2015: canton of L'Aigle-Ouest ). The inhabitants are called Albins .
geography
Aube lies on the Risle , which also forms the northern municipal boundary. Aube is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rai in the north and northeast, Écorcei in the east and southeast, Brethel in the south, Le Ménil-Bérard in the south and southwest, Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle in the west and Beaufai in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 969 | 1,296 | 1,503 | 1,757 | 1,681 | 1,540 | 1,460 | 1,337 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 16th century, monument historique
- Nouettes Castle
- Aube ironworks from the 18th century, Monument historique
Personalities
- Sophie de Ségur (1799–1874), writer
- Marcel Mule (1901-2001), saxophonist
- Serge Rousseau (1930–2007), actor
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the town of Strinz-Margarethä in the German community of Hohenstein in Hesse since 1974.
Web links
Commons : Aube - collection of images, videos and audio files
