Jeugny
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Aube | |
Arrondissement | Troyes | |
Canton | Les Riceys | |
Community association | Troyes Champagne Métropole | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 8 ' N , 4 ° 2' E | |
height | 138-188 m | |
surface | 15.85 km 2 | |
Residents | 490 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 10320 | |
INSEE code | 10179 | |
Saint Barthélemy Church |
Jeugny is a French commune with 490 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 .
geography
The municipality of Jeugny is located on the Mogne , a small tributary of the Hozain , about 20 kilometers south of Troyes . Two thirds of the municipality consist of forest ( Forêt de Jeugny ). The route of the railway line from Troyes to Saint-Florentin, which was closed in 1996, runs through the territory of the municipality .
Neighboring municipalities of Jeugny are Machy in the north, Maupas and La Vendue-Mignot in the northeast, Les Loges-Margueron in the southeast, La Loge-Pomplin in the south, Saint-Phal in the southwest, Fays-la-Chapelle in the west and Crésantignes in the northwest.
history
Between 1900 and 1910 André Ouvre founded a sawmill in Jeugny, later operating under the name SARL scierie de Jeugny . In 1996 the sawmill, which last had 30 employees, was closed. An attraction in front of the sawmill on Rue de la Gare was a steam engine with a governor and a cast-iron flywheel. The machine without the boiler was set in motion by a small electric motor for demonstration purposes. When the company and the railway line closed, the steam engine was brought to the Nigloland amusement park in Dolancourt .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
Residents | 315 | 324 | 261 | 325 | 368 | 387 | 449 | 499 |
Attractions
- Saint-Barthélemy church built in 1865 with an organ from the same year
Individual evidence
- ^ History of the Troyes - Saint-Florentin railway line. Retrieved March 24, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Entry on the steam engine on culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved March 24, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Saint-Barthélemy Church on aubetdh.free.fr. Retrieved March 24, 2011 (French).