Cirfontaines-en-Azois
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haute-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Chaumont | |
| Canton | Châteauvillain | |
| Community association | Trois Forêts | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 7 ' N , 4 ° 52' E | |
| height | 203-362 m | |
| surface | 11.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 186 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 52370 | |
| INSEE code | 52130 | |
Cirfontaines-en-Azois is a French commune with 186 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Chaumont and the canton of Châteauvillain . In addition, the community is part of the company founded in 2003 Municipalities of Les Trois Forêts . The inhabitants are called Cirfontainois (es) .
location
Cirfontaines-en-Azois is located west of the Aujon about 63 kilometers southeast of Troyes and 20 kilometers west of the small town of Chaumont in the west of the Haute-Marne department on the border with the Aube department . The parish consists of the village of Cirfontaines-en-Azois. The western half of the municipality is covered by forest.
Neighboring communities are Maranville in the north, Aizanville in the east, Orges in the south-east, Pont-la-Ville in the south, Laferté-sur-Aube in the south-west and Juvancourt (in the Aube department) in the north-west.
history
Until the French Revolution, Cirfontaines-en-Azois was within the Bailliage de Chaumont . The parish belonged to the Chaumont district from 1793 to 1801. Since 1801 it has been part of the Chaumont arrondissement.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1851 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 461 | 623 | 456 | 266 | 265 | 238 | 262 | 208 | 190 | 204 | 189 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame-en-sa-Nativité village church , built in 1727/1729
- Wayside cross southwest of the village
- Memorial to the Fallen
Web links
- Brief information about the community
- Cirfontaines-en-Azois on the IGN side
- Photos of the Notre-Dame-en-sa-Nativité village church and the chapel