Jessains

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Jessains
Jessains (France)
Jessains
region Grand Est
Department Aube
Arrondissement Bar-sur-Aube
Canton Vendeuvre-sur-Barse
Community association Vendeuvre-Soulaines
Coordinates 48 ° 18 '  N , 4 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 18 '  N , 4 ° 35'  E
height 151-225 m
surface 10.88 km 2
Residents 275 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 10140
INSEE code 10178

Jessains (still written Gessains in 1793 ) is a French commune with 275 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 Vendeuvre-Soulaines municipal association founded in 2016 . The residents call themselves Jessainois .

geography

Jessains is located on the Aube , twelve kilometers downstream bon Bar-sur-Aube and about 35 kilometers east of Troyes in the Forêt d'Orient Regional Nature Park . On the northern edge of the 10.88 km² community, the Canal d'amenée branches off from the Aube, which feeds the 5 km² Lac Amance and the 20 km² Lac d'Auzon-Temple connected to it. The area around Jessains shows only slight differences in altitude and is characterized by arable land. Along the Aube there are large stands of alluvial forest, the Bois de Jessains forest extends to the south . Several former gravel pits along the Aube are now used for fish farming.

Jessains is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Unienville in the north, Trannes in the east, Bossancourt and Dolancourt (point of contact) in the southeast, Argançon in the south, Vauchonvilliers in the southwest and Amance in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 283 254 235 272 257 243 240 276
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre-ès-liens church
  • Lavoir

Economy and Infrastructure

Eight farms are located in Jessains, mainly engaged in the cultivation of cereals, pulses and oilseeds.

On Jessains opposite bank of the Aube , the highway D 396 of runs Vitry-le-François to Bar-sur-Aube . 20 kilometers southwest of Jessains there is a connection to the Autoroute A5 from Paris to Langres . The former Jessains train station, about a kilometer south of the village, was on the Paris – Mulhouse railway line . The largely disused railway line Jessains – Sorcy branched off here . The nearest train station still in operation today is in the town of Bar-sur-Aube, twelve kilometers away.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
  2. ↑ Jessains on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Jessains on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Jessains  - Collection of Images