Pouan-les-Vallées
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Aube | |
| Arrondissement | Troyes | |
| Canton | Arcis-sur-Aube | |
| Community association | Arcis, Mailly, Ramerupt | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 33 ' N , 4 ° 4' E | |
| height | 82-109 m | |
| surface | 16.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 539 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 10700 | |
| INSEE code | 10299 | |
Pouan-les-Vallées is a French commune with 539 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 Arcis-sur-Aube .
geography
The municipality is located in the Champagne Sèche natural landscape , around 27 kilometers north of Troyes . Neighboring municipalities are Champigny-sur-Aube in the north, Ormes in the northeast, Villette-sur-Aube in the east, Nozay in the southeast, Prémierfait in the southwest, Bessy in the west and Viâpres-le-Petit in the northwest.
The river Aube runs along the northern boundary of the municipality , the local area itself is crossed by its tributary Barbuise .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 424 | 437 | 453 | 468 | 442 | 502 | 549 |
history
An important early medieval "princely grave" comes from Pouan, and features a gold handle spatha , a gold wrist ring and buckles set with almandines . The signet ring with the inscription Heva indicates the name of the deceased.
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 13th century, monument historique
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde Volume 10, 1998 (article princely graves, with literature).
- ↑ Église Saint-Pierre in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)