Virey-sous-Bar

Virey-sous-Bar
region	Grand Est
Department	Aube
Arrondissement	Troyes
Canton	Bar-sur-Seine
Community association	Barséquanais en Champagne
Coordinates	48 ° 8 ' N , 4 ° 18' E Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ' N , 4 ° 18' E
height	137-208 m
surface	10.85 km 2
Residents	621 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	57 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	10260
INSEE code	10437
	; Saint-Etienne church

Virey-sous-Bar is a French commune with 621 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 Bar-sur-Seine .

location

Virey-sous-Bar is located in the southern half of the Aube department around 25 km (as the crow flies) southeast of the city of Troyes on the Seine . The southern border of the Forêt d'Orient Regional Nature Park is north of the municipality.

The community consists of the settlements of La Chaussée, L'Enclos and Les Croyères, the hamlet (hameau) La Maison Éclusière Morte Vieille and some individual farms.

history

The parish belonged to the District of Bar sur Seine from 1793 to 1801. It has also been part of the canton of Bar-sur-Seine since 1793 (1793-1801: canton of Bar sur Seine). From 1801 to 1926, Virey-sous-Bar was administratively part of the Bar-sur-Seine arrondissement. This went on in 1926 in the Arrondissement of Troyes, to which the community still belongs today.

Population development

year	1793	1800	1831	1836	1851	1881	1921	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	377	350	420	625	615	413	527	471	575	586	570	658	660	662	632
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

The increasing mechanization of agriculture led to a continuous decline in the number of inhabitants to the lows in the 1880s. After 1960 the population grew due to the proximity to the city of Troyes and the job opportunities there.

Attractions

Saint-Etienne village church

Chapel in L'Enclos

Lavoir (wash house) in La Chaussée

Web links

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