Saint-Lyé
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Aube | |
| Arrondissement | Troyes | |
| Canton | Saint-Lyé | |
| Community association | Troyes Champagne Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 22 ′ N , 4 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 92–212 m | |
| surface | 32.7 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,915 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 89 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 10180 | |
| INSEE code | 10349 | |
| Website | www.saint-lye.fr | |
Saint-Lyé is a French commune with 2,915 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aube department in the Grand Est region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Troyes and since 2015 to the canton of Saint-Lyé (previously canton Troyes-4 ). The inhabitants are called Lyotains .
geography
Saint-Lyé is about ten kilometers northwest of Troyes on the Seine . The Canal de la Haute-Seine also runs through the municipality . Saint-Lyé is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mergey in the north, Saint-Benoît-sur-Seine in the east, Sainte-Maure in the east and south-east, Barberey-Saint-Sulpice in the south and south-east, Montgueux in the south and south-west, Macey in the south-west, Le Pavillon-Sainte-Julie to the west and Payns to the northwest.
The municipality's train station is on the Paris – Mulhouse railway line .
history
In the castle of Saint-Lyé, Louis X married his second wife, Clementine of Hungary, on August 19, 1315 .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1,099 | 1,258 | 1,795 | 2,189 | 2,496 | 2,633 | 2,728 | 2,889 |
Attractions
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- Saint-Lyé church, originally from the 11th century, rebuilt in the 13th and 15th centuries, monument historique since 1972
- Castle of the Bishop of Troyes, located on the Seine, with dovecote, built in the 16th century (Monument historique since 1933)
Personalities
- Marcel Bidot (1902–1995), racing cyclist
