Lhuître
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Aube | |
Arrondissement | Troyes | |
Canton | Arcis-sur-Aube | |
Community association | Arcis, Mailly, Ramerupt | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 34 ′ N , 4 ° 15 ′ E | |
height | 93-196 m | |
surface | 35.82 km 2 | |
Residents | 298 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 10700 | |
INSEE code | 10195 | |
Sante-Tanche pilgrimage church |
Lhuître is a French commune with 298 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aube department in the Grand Est region (until 2015: Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Troyes and to the Région d'Arcis-sur-Aube, which was founded in 1992 . The inhabitants call themselves Lhuîtriens .
geography
The municipality of Lhuître is located on the Huîtrelle river in the " dry Champagne " ( Champagne sèche ), about 35 kilometers north-northeast of Troyes . Lhuître is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Trouans in the north, Saint-Ouen-Domprot ( Département Marne ) in the northeast, Dampierre in the east, Isle-Aubigny in the southeast, Vinets in the south, Le Chêne in the west and Grandville in the northwest.
The little relief, with over 35 square kilometers, quite large, consists of two-thirds of arable land, on which mainly grain is grown. One third is in a mixed forest area in the northeast of the municipality.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2015 | |
Residents | 298 | 300 | 275 | 269 | 261 | 234 | 266 | 297 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
In 1806 Lhuître still had 720 inhabitants.
Attractions
- Pilgrimage Church of Sainte-Tanche , Monument historique
- Sainte-Tanche chapel at a fork in the road 1.5 kilometers northeast of the village
Economy and Infrastructure
There are 14 farms in the municipality of Lhuître (cereal and vegetable growing).
Lhuître is away from the major national transport routes. In Torcy-le-Petit , eight kilometers away, there is a connection to the Autoroute A26 (Calais – Troyes).
supporting documents
- ↑ Organ on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Organ on insee.fr
- ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved April 24, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)