Avant-lès-Ramerupt
Avant-lès-Ramerupt | |
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 The river Aube | |
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  Avant-lès-Ramerupt | |
| Coordinates: 48°26′56″N 4°17′15″E / 48.4489°N 4.2875°ECoordinates: 48°26′56″N 4°17′15″E / 48.4489°N 4.2875°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Troyes |
| Canton | Arcis-sur-Aube |
| Intercommunality | Forêts, Lacs, Terres en Champagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Mailier[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.77 km2 (8.02 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 158 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10021 /10240 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Avant-lès-Ramerupt (French pronunciation: [avɑ̃ lɛ ʁamʁy], literally Avant near Ramerupt) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Geography[]
Avant-lès-Ramerupt is located some 30 km north-east of Troyes and 15 km south-east of Arcis-sur-Aube. Access to the commune is by the D5 from Creney-près-Troyes in the south-west which passes through the village and continues north-east to join the D441 near Coclois. The D99 passes through the north-west of the commune as it goes from Charmont-sous-Barbuise to Ramerupt. The D107 links the D99 to the village through Mesnil-Lettre. The D48 comes from Nogent-sur-Aube in the north-east to the village then continues south to Longsols. The commune is U-shaped oriented north-east with the village in the eastern arm of the U. The commune is entirely farmland.[3]
The Arcot rises just north of the village and flows south-east to join the Longsols just south of the commune.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages[]
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Avant-lès-Ramerupt
Administration[]
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List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1857 | Maufroy | |
| 2001 | 2026 | Denis Mailier |
Demography[]
In 2017 the commune had 157 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritage[]
Civil heritage[]
- The War Memorial
The War Memorial.
Detail of plaques on the War Memorial.
Religious heritage[]
The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:
The Church of Saint Denis (12th century).
[7] From the east its Apse and its Choir are early Gothic, the Transept, the Nave, and the lateral naves were built in the 16th century. The tower dates from about 1200. The lateral naves are covered with a Gabled roof. The building was constructed by the chapter of Pougy.
The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Statuette: Saint Denis (16th century)
[8] - Panelling (17th century)[9]
- A Statue: Virgin and child (16th century)[10]
- A Painted panel: The Nativity (17th century)[11]
- A Statue: Saint Denis (16th century)[12]
- A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century)[13]
- A Statue: Saint Abbot (16th century)[14]
- A Statue: Saint John the Baptist (15th century)[15]
- A Statue: Virgin and child (14th century)[16]
- A Group Sculpture: Saint Roch and an Angel (16th century)[17]
- Pieces of the Altar (18th century)[18]
- A Monstrance (19th century)[19]
- A Statue: Religious figure (16th century)[20]
- The Altar (17th century)[21]
- A Niche (17th century)[22]
- Baptismal fonts (16th century)[23]
- Pavement Tiles (16th century)[24]
- A Statue: Saint Éleuthère (16th century)[25]
- A Statue: Saint Rustique (16th century)[26]
- A Retable and Tabernacle on the main altar (17th century)[27]
- A Painting: Assumption (19th century)[28]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Avant-lès-Ramerupt, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078023 Church of Saint Denis (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10004758 Statuette: Saint Denis (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10004757 Panelling (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000100 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000099 Painted panel: Virgin and Child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000098 Statue: Saint Denis (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000097 Statue: Christ on the Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000096 Statue: Saint Abbot (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000095 Statue: Saint John the Baptist (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000094 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000093 Statue: Saint Roch and an Angel (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10012763 Pieces of the Altar (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10012508 Monstrance (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10012507 Statue: Religious figure (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10012506 Altar (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10012505 Niche (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10012503 Baptismal Fonts (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10012286 Pavement tiles (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10012285 Statue: Saint Éleuthère (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10012284 Statue: Saint Rustique (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10012283 Retable and Tabernacle on the main altar (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10012504 Painting: Assumption (in French)
External links[]
- Avant-lès-Ramerupt on the old IGN website (in French)
- Avant-lès-Ramerupt on Lion1906
- Avant-lès-Ramerupt on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Avant on the 1750 Cassini Map
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