Amance, Aube Explained
| Amance |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Bar-sur-Aube |
| Canton: | Vendeuvre-sur-Barse |
| Insee: | 10005 |
| Postal Code: | 10140 |
| Mayor: | Jean-Michel Pietremont[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Vendeuvre-Soulaines |
| Coordinates: | 48.2953°N 4.5158°W |
| Elevation M: | 160 |
| Elevation Min M: | 132 |
| Elevation Max M: | 213 |
| Area Km2: | 22.88 |
Amance (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Geography
Amance is located some 30 km east of Troyes and 10 km south of Brienne-le-Chateau. It can be accessed from Brienne-le-Chateau and Dienville in the north by road D443 which runs south to the village then through the heart of the commune south to Vendeuvre-sur-Barse. The road D112 also goes south-east to Vauchonvilliers and the D18 road goes east to Jessains.
The commune consists of farmland in the east but is heavily forested in the west to about 50% of its area. Apart from the village there is also the hamlet of La Ville aux Bois south-west of the village.
The Amance River runs through the village to the north into the Canal d'Amenee and forms part of the western boundary of the commune. A few small streams flow into it.[2]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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History
In 1825 Amance absorbed La Ville-aux-Bois-lès-Vendeuvre which should not be confused with La Ville-aux-Bois commune also in the Aube.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Amance[3]
| From | To | Name |
|---|
| 1857 | Guichard |
| 1995 | 2008 | Paul Hubail |
| 2008 | 2026 | Jean-Michel Pietremont | |
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Amançois or Amançoises in French.[4]
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
- The Town Hall contains three items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Wardrobe (18th century)[5]
- A Louis XVI Chair (18th century)[6]
- The Furniture in the Town Hall[7]
Religious heritage
The Church of Saint Martin is a unique Romanesque building, rebuilt in the 16th and 19th centuries.[8]
The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Statue: The Virgin (16th century)[9]
- Stained glass windows (16th century)[10]
- A Baptismal font (16th century)[11]
- A Painted Panel: Placing in the Tomb (disappeared) (16th century)[12]
- A Bronze Bell (1680)[13]
- A Pulpit (18th century)[14]
- A Tombstone (17th century)[15]
- A Painting: Institution of the Rosary (18th century)[16]
- A Painting: Charity of Saint Martin (17th century)[17]
- A Sculpture: Christ on the Cross (16th century)[18]
- A Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (16th century)[19]
- The Furniture in the Church of Saint Martin[20]
The Parish Church of the Assumption at La Ville-aux-Bois also contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Tombstone of Nicolas de Rochetaillée and his wife (1496)[21]
- A Statue: Virgin and child (17th century)[22]
- A Statue: Saint Sebastian (17th century)[23]
- A Processional Staff: Virgin and child (18th century)[24]
- A Statue: Saint Éloi (18th century)[25]
- A Painting: Assumption (18th century)[26]
- The main Altar, Retable, Tabernacle, and exhibition (18th century)[27]
- A Statuette: Saint Nicolas (18th century)[28]
- A Statuette: Saint Catherine (18th century)[29]
- A Chest (18th century)[30]
- A Sculpture: Christ on the Cross (17th century)[31]
- A Monstrance (19th century)[32]
- The Tombstone of Gaspard de Pons and his wife (1670)[33]
- A Painting: Marriage of the Virgin (18th century)[34]
- A Painting: Adoration of the Magii (17th century)[35]
- A Painting: Flagellation (18th century)[36]
- The Tombstone of Antoine de Mertrus (17th century)[37]
- The Furniture in the Church of the Assumption[38]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/Amance,+France/@48.2938891,4.4821901,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47ec3de0de8371cf:0x40a5fb99a3f4ea0 Google Maps
- http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=16396 List of Mayors of France
- https://www.habitants.fr/aube-10 Le nom des habitants du 10 - Aube
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- Marguerite Beau: Essay on the religious architecture of southern Champagne of Aube excluding Troyes (1991)
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