Hampigny

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Hampigny
Hampigny (France)
Hampigny
region Grand Est
Department Aube
Arrondissement Bar-sur-Aube
Canton Brienne-le-Château
Community association Lacs de Champagne
Coordinates 48 ° 27 '  N , 4 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 27 '  N , 4 ° 35'  E
height 113-126 m
surface 9.49 km 2
Residents 238 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 10500
INSEE code 10171

Mairie and Monument to the Fallen in Hampigny

Hampigny is a French commune with 238 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aube department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality is part of the Bar-sur-Aube arrondissement and the Lacs de Champagne municipal association, founded in 2014 . The inhabitants are called Hampignois .

geography

The municipality of Hampigny is located in the northeast of the Forêt d'Orient Regional Nature Park , about 45 kilometers northeast of Troyes on the Voire , which partially forms the northern municipal boundary, in an area of ​​southern Champagne that is very rich in forests and lakes . The soil is too moist and unsuitable for viticulture and so you can only find vines of the Côte de l'Aube wine-growing region around 30 kilometers south near Bar-sur- Aube . The districts of La Marcelle, Ferme de Courgain and Ferme de la Réserve are part of the 9.49 km² municipal area of ​​Hampigny . The Lac du Der-Chantecoq, the largest reservoir in France, is located 20 kilometers northeast of Hampigny. To the east, the municipality borders on the Haute-Marne department . Hampigny is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Villeret and Lentilles in the north, Rives Dervoises in the east and Vallentigny in the south and southwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 322 322 280 288 263 241 255 242
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Nicolas Church (St. Nicholas) with a 1855 by sculptor François Joseph Valtat from Troyes -built carved tabernacle depicting the four evangelists and Christ at the summit, as since 1995 historique monument reported
  • Wash house ( Lavoir ) outside the village
  • three hall crosses
  • St. Nicholas Church

  • Southwest side

  • East Side

Half-timbered house
Parish hall house

Economy and Infrastructure

Eleven farms are located in Hampigny (sheep, goat and cattle breeding, grain, potato and vegetable cultivation).

Hampigny is located off the main national transport routes. Several highways meet in the small town of Brienne-le-Château , nine kilometers away . 36 kilometers southwest near Troyes there is a connection to the A 26 autoroute . The largely disused railway line Jessains – Sorcy runs through the municipality of Hampigny .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Hampigny on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. ↑ Hampigny on insee.fr
  3. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved July 29, 2019 (French).
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Hampigny  - collection of images