Chaource
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Aube | |
| Arrondissement | Troyes | |
| Canton | Les Riceys | |
| Community association | Chaourçois and Val d'Armance | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 4 ' N , 4 ° 8' E | |
| height | 134-233 m | |
| surface | 31.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,081 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 10210 | |
| INSEE code | 10080 | |
Chaource is a French commune with 1,081 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aube department in the Grand Est region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Troyes and the canton of Les Riceys . The municipality is located about 30 kilometers south of Troyes .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 978 | 971 | 955 | 1106 | 1031 | 1092 | 1100 | 1077 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church (12th to 16th centuries), monument historique since 1840 , with the Renaissance portal and the south portal, both with rich sculptural decorations. The burial place of an unknown master created there helped him to obtain the emergency name Meister von Chaource, which was derived from the place of origin .
- Former Hôtel-Dieu , founded around 1450
- Musée de la Poupée d'antan et de la Tonnellerie
- Museum of Fromage
Community partnerships
Chaource maintains a partnership with Eppertshausen in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district .
Specialties
- The regional Chaource cheese
Web links
Commons : Chaource - collection of images, videos and audio files
