Rhèges
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Aube | |
| Arrondissement | Nogent-sur-Seine | |
| Canton | Creney-près-Troyes | |
| Community association | Seine et Aube | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 33 ' N , 4 ° 0' E | |
| height | 79-119 m | |
| surface | 14.80 km 2 | |
| Residents | 232 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 10170 | |
| INSEE code | 10316 | |
 old postcard from Rhèges |
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Rhèges is a French commune with 232 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 Nogent-sur-Seine and to the community association Seine et Aube, founded in 2016 . The inhabitants are called Rhègeois .
geography
Rhèges is located 28 kilometers north of Troyes on the multi-armed Barbuise , just before its confluence with the Aube , in the heart of the Champagne sèche , the "dry Champagne". The area is characterized by a lack of forests, except for the remains of alluvial forest, and by plains covered by large fields. Rhèges is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Plancy-l'Abbaye in the north, Bessy in the east, Prémierfait in the southeast, Droupt-Sainte-Marie in the southwest and Charny-le-Bachot in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 | |
| Residents | 237 | 251 | 334 | 338 | 205 | 192 | 217 | 238 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Between 1972 and 1989 the municipality of Bessy belonged to Rhèges.
Attractions
- Saint-Sulpice church from the 16th century
- Water tower
Economy and Infrastructure
There are 20 farms in Rhèges (grain cultivation, horse breeding, a winery). There are several wind turbines in the south of the municipality.
The D441 trunk road runs through the municipality of Rhèges from Méry-sur-Seine to Arcis-sur-Aube . In the municipality of Torcy-le-Grand , 17 kilometers to the east, there is a connection to the A 26 autoroute from Châlons-en-Champagne to Troyes .
Personalities
- Paul Bourotte , born in Rhèges in 1876, died in Gagny in 1935 , French cyclist
supporting documents
- ↑ Rhèges on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Rhèges on insee.fr
- ↑ Bessy on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
