Arcis-sur-Aube
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| Commune of Arcis-sur-Aube | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 04° 08' 23" E |
| Latitude | 48° 32' 05" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Troyes |
| Canton | Arcis-sur-Aube |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région d'Arcis-sur-Aube |
| Mayor | M. Serge Lardin (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | m–m (avg. 92 m) |
| Land area¹ | 9.49 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2,841 |
| - Density (1999) | 299/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10006/ 10700 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Arcis-sur-Aube is a commune in the Aube département in France, 17 miles or 27 km north of Troyes.
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[edit] History
The Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube was fought there on March 21, 1814.
[edit] Industries
Besides many big farms producing all sorts of cereals, the sugar industry has a big plant there: Cristal Union
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Arcis-sur-Aube was the birthplace of Georges Danton (1759–1794).
- Arcis-sur-Aube is linked to Gomaringen. This partnership has been established in 1976.
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