Villechétif
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Aube | |
| Arrondissement | Troyes | |
| Canton | Creney-près-Troyes | |
| Community association | Troyes Champagne Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 19 ′ N , 4 ° 9 ′ E | |
| height | 103-168 m | |
| surface | 12.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 927 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 76 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 10410 | |
| INSEE code | 10412 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Villechétif |
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Villechétif is a French commune with 927 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aube department in the Grand Est region . The place belongs to the arrondissement of Troyes and the canton of Creney-près-Troyes . In addition, the municipality is part of the community association Seine Melda Coteaux founded in 2007 . The inhabitants are called Acoutins / Acoutines .
geography
Villechétif is only 6 kilometers northeast of Troyes in the center of the Aube department. The municipality consists of the villages of Villechétif and Belley and the settlement of La Croix de Belley.
Neighboring communities are Creney-près-Troyes in the west and north, Mesnil-Sellières in the north-east, Bouranton in the east, Thennelières in the south-east and Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres in the south-west.
history
Until the French Revolution, Villechétif was within the province of Champagne . The parish belonged to the Troyes district from 1793 to 1801. It has been part of the Troyes arrondissement since 1801. From 1793 to 1801 the place was assigned to the canton of Thennelières. From 1801 to 2015 the municipality was within the canton of Troyes-1 . Belley was incorporated between 1795 and 1800 (1793: 145 inhabitants).
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1806 | 1821 | 1846 | 1861 | 1876 | 1886 | 1921 | 1931 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 356 | 384 | 335 | 493 | 472 | 391 | 387 | 258 | 325 | 278 | 301 | 475 | 707 | 633 | 667 | 773 | 958 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE; 1793 today's municipal area | |||||||||||||||||
Attractions
- Village church La Nativité-de-Notre-Dame
- Castle Château de Villechétif northwest of the village
- several wayside crosses in Belley and near Villechétif
- Memorial to the Fallen
- the pond of Pont de la Charme
Web links
- Location of the municipality
- Brief information about the community
- Villechétif on the IGN website
- Photos of the village church of La Nativité-de-Notre-Dame