Aulnay, Aube

Aulnay (French pronunciation: [onɛ], pronounced ɔnɛ, the "l" is mute) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.

Aulnay
Commune
The Town Hall
Location of Aulnay
Aulnay Show map of France Aulnay Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°28′24″N 4°24′23″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Aube
Arrondissement	Bar-sur-Aube
Canton	Brienne-le-Château
Intercommunality	CC Lacs Champagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacky Cartier[1]
Area 1	10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	110
• Density	11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	10017 /10240
Elevation	113 m (371 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Aulnay is located some 28 km east by south-east of Arcis-sur-Aube, 16 km north-west of Brienne-le-Château, and 50 km west by south-west of Saint-Dizier. Access to the commune is by the D 35 road from Jasseines in the north which passes through the west of the commune and the village before it continues south to Chalette-sur-Voire. The D 5 road comes from Brillecourt in the west and passes through the village before continuing east to Braux. South of the village is the hamlet of Petit Aulnay. Apart from a belt of trees along the river the commune is entirely farmland.^[3]

The Ravet river flows through the commune from east to west forming part of the south-facing border in both the east and west of the commune before continuing west to join the Aube at Brillecourt.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[4]

From	To	Name
	1857	Bonnot
2001	2026	Jacky Cartier

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aulnaysiens in French.^[5]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 141 —     1800 148 +0.69% 1806 152 +0.45% 1821 179 +1.10% 1831 148 −1.88% 1836 173 +3.17% 1841 195 +2.42% 1846 201 +0.61% 1851 219 +1.73% 1856 216 −0.28% 1861 221 +0.46% 1866 209 −1.11% 1872 211 +0.16% 1876 174 −4.71% 1881 194 +2.20% 1886 151 −4.89% 1891 158 +0.91% 1896 150 −1.03%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 146 −0.54% 1906 160 +1.85% 1911 162 +0.25% 1921 139 −1.52% 1926 165 +3.49% 1931 158 −0.86% 1936 162 +0.50% 1946 136 −1.73% 1954 135 −0.09% 1962 131 −0.38% 1968 117 −1.87% 1975 109 −1.01% 1982 105 −0.53% 1990 106 +0.12% 1999 118 +1.20% 2007 112 −0.65% 2012 135 +3.81% 2017 129 −0.91%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Aulnay War Memorial

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The town hall contains 4 Stained glass windows (16th century) which are registered as an historical object.^[8][9]

Religious heritage

The rebuilt Church of Saint-Rémy

The Church of Saint-Rémy was built in the 16th century but collapsed in recent years. There are only the remains of the Romansesque Nave which was rebuilt in the 18th century.^[10]

The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

• A Tombstone (16th century)^[11] (destroyed)
• An Eagle Lectern (19th century)^[12]
• A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century)^[13]
• A Tabernacle (18th century)^[14]
• A Statue: Saint-Rémy (16th century)^[15]
• A Statue: Sainte-Savine (16th century)^[16]
• A Statuette: Saint-Jean-Baptiste (16th century)^[17] (disappeared)
• A Statue: Saint-Roch (16th century)^[18]
• A Statuette: Saint-Antoine (16th century)^[19]
• A Statue: Virgin and Child (16th century)^[20]
• An Inscription (1681)^[21] (destroyed)
• An Altar (19th century)^[22]
• A Stoup (17th century)^[23]
• The Furniture in the Church^[24]

See also

• Communes of the Aube department