Morvilliers (Aube)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Aube | |
| Arrondissement | Bar-sur-Aube | |
| Canton | Bar-sur-Aube | |
| Community association | Vendeuvre-Soulaines | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 23 ' N , 4 ° 37' E | |
| height | 128-165 m | |
| surface | 15.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 300 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 10500 | |
| INSEE code | 10258 | |
 Saint Laurent village church |
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Morvilliers is a French commune with 300 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aube department in the Grand Est region . The place belongs to the arrondissement Bar-sur-Aube and the canton Bar-sur-Aube . In addition, the municipality is part of the community association Communauté de communes de Soulaines, founded in 1993 . The inhabitants are called Morvillois (es) (also Morvilliersiens / Morvilliersiennes ).
geography
Morvilliers is located around 41 kilometers east-northeast of Troyes and 18 kilometers north-northwest of the small town of Bar-sur-Aube in the east of the Aube department. The municipality consists of the villages of Morvilliers and Petit-Morvilliers and is largely covered by forest.
Neighboring communities are Crespy-le-Neuf in the north-west and north, Épothémont in the north-east, Soulaines-Dhuys in the east, La Chaise in the south-east, Chaumesnil in the south-west and Brienne-la-Vieille in the west.
history
Until the French Revolution, Morvilliers was within the province of Champagne . The community belonged to the district of Bar-sur-Aube from 1793 to 1801. It has been part of the Bar-sur-Aube arrondissement since 1801. From 1793 to 1801 the place was assigned to the canton of Dienville. From 1801 to 2015, the municipality was within the canton of Soulaines-Dhuys .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1846 | 1876 | 1911 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 413 | 720 | 675 | 425 | 357 | 344 | 320 | 291 | 251 | 247 | 264 | 252 | 312 |
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Attractions
- Saint Laurent village church
- two wayside crosses
- Memorial to the Fallen
Web links
- Location of the municipality
- Brief information about the community
- Morvilliers on the IGN side
- Photos of the Saint-Laurent village church