Herbisse Explained
| Herbisse |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Herbisse (Aube).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Troyes |
| Canton: | Arcis-sur-Aube |
| Insee: | 10172 |
| Postal Code: | 10700 |
| Mayor: | Jean-Pierre Lambert[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 48.6242°N 4.1131°W |
| Elevation M: | 105 |
| Elevation Min M: | 98 |
| Elevation Max M: | 120 |
| Area Km2: | 22.04 |
Herbisse (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
Herbisse is a small village in the Champagne crayeuse located on a stream call l'Herbissonne. Most of the village's land is used for agriculture.
Population
Monuments
- The Roman Catholic Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary
- The Memorial dedicated to the soldiers from the village who dies in World War I and World War II.
- the Tombstones of 7 Royal Air Force airmen (5 of the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve and 2 from the Royal New Zealand Air Force) of the 49 Squadron Bomber Command. They died on 19 July 1944 when their Lancaster Mk III (Number JB178) crashed. The crew was on its 27th mission.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
- Web site: 49th Squadron Association gravesite page . 26 January 2016 . 1 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160201093110/http://www.49squadron.co.uk/cemeteries/herbisse . dead .
