Lavau (Aube)

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Lavau
Lavau (France)
Lavau
region Grand Est
Department Aube
Arrondissement Troyes
Canton Creney-près-Troyes
Community association Troyes Champagne Métropole
Coordinates 48 ° 20 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 20 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E
height 99-148 m
surface 5.74 km 2
Residents 943 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 164 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 10150
INSEE code 10191
Website http://www.mairie-lavau.fr/

Lavau is a French commune with 943 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aube department in the Grand Est region . The place belongs to the arrondissement of Troyes and the canton of Creney-près-Troyes . In addition, the municipality is part of the community association Seine Melda Coteaux founded in 2007 . The inhabitants are called Lavautins / Lavautines .

geography

Lavau is located on the Melda river, just 4 kilometers east-northeast of Troyes in the center of the Aube department. The municipality consists of the village of Lavau and the settlements of La Vallotte, Le Terrier and Les Terres Roses. There is also an extensive industrial zone near Les Corvées. The Seine forms part of the western municipal boundary.

Neighboring municipalities are Vailly in the north-east, Creney-près-Troyes in the north-east and east, Pont-Sainte-Marie in the south, Troyes in the south-west, La Chapelle-Saint-Luc in the west and Sainte-Maure in the north-west.

history

The place has been inhabited since the Neolithic Age. This is proven by finds from three different excavations between 1992 and 2015. Until the French Revolution, Lavau was within the province of Champagne . The parish belonged to the Troyes district from 1793 to 1801. It has been part of the Troyes arrondissement since 1801. From 1793 to 1801 the place was assigned to the canton of Creney and from 1801 to 1973 the canton of Troyes-1. From 1973 to 2015 the municipality was within the canton of Troyes-2 .

archeology

During excavations in a burial ground in 2014, a Celtic princely grave from the late Hallstatt period was discovered. The male skeleton was provided with gold torques and bracelets. As with the Lady von Vix and the Celtic prince von Hochdorf , the grave was furnished with a large bronze cauldron with decorations in Greek style. In the cauldron was an Attic oinochoe with gold decorations on the foot and on the upper edge.

Population development

year 1793 1921 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 264 150 248 313 445 574 485 472 734 945
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Town hall (Mairie) of Lavau

  • Lavau community hall

  • Memorial to the Fallen

  • Grand grave from the Hallstatt period

  • Neck and bangles from the grand grave

Web links

Commons : Lavau  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Photos and films from the excavation
  2. ↑ The treasure in the Celtic grave, Arte.tv
  3. ↑ Memorial to the Fallen