Gyé-sur-Seine

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Gyé-sur-Seine
Gyé-sur-Seine coat of arms
Gyé-sur-Seine (France)
Gyé-sur-Seine
region Grand Est
Department Aube
Arrondissement Troyes
Canton Bar-sur-Seine
Community association Barséquanais en Champagne
Coordinates 48 ° 2 ′  N , 4 ° 26 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 2 ′  N , 4 ° 26 ′  E
height 169–333 m
surface 23.66 km 2
Residents 492 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 21 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 10250
INSEE code

former castle on a postcard

Gyé-sur-Seine is a French commune with 492 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 Bar-sur-Seine .

history

Gyé-sur-Seine is the ancestral home of the Gié branch of the Rohan family ; best known family member is Pierre I. de Rohan , known as "Maréchal de Gié"

Population development

  • 1962: 576
  • 1968: 513
  • 1975: 470
  • 1982: 489
  • 1990: 485
  • 1999: 513
  • 2012: 511
  • 2017: 492

Personalities

  • Jules Guyot , 19th century French physician, physicist and scientist, best known for his studies in viticulture .

Web links

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