Ville-sous-la-Ferté

Ville-sous-la-Ferté (French pronunciation: [vil su la fɛʁte]) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region in north-central France.

Ville-sous-la-Ferté
Commune
The church in Ville-sous-la-Ferté
Coat of arms
Location of Ville-sous-la-Ferté
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Coordinates: 48°07′19″N 4°47′27″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Aube
Arrondissement	Bar-sur-Aube
Canton	Bar-sur-Aube
Intercommunality	Région de Bar-sur-Aube
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Picod[1]
Area 1	19.77 km2 (7.63 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	908
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	10426 /10310
Elevation	208 m (682 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The best-known landmark of Ville-sous-la-Ferté is the nearby ruin of Clairvaux Abbey, now the site of Clairvaux Prison.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,854	—
1975	1,579	−2.27%
1982	1,570	−0.08%
1990	1,451	−0.98%
1999	1,276	−1.42%
2009	1,189	−0.70%
2014	1,084	−1.83%
2020	907	−2.93%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Aube department