Aube
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| Aube | |
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| Coat of arms of the Aube department | |
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| Department number: | 10 |
| Region: | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Prefecture: | Troyes |
| Subprefectures: | Bar-sur-Aube Nogent-sur-Seine |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 33 |
| Communes: | 433 |
| President of the General Council: | Philippe Adnot Miscellaneous Right-wing |
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| Population | Ranked 74th |
| -1999 | 292,131 |
| Population density: | 49/km² |
| Land area¹: | 6004 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
Aube is a department in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. In 1995, its population was 293,100 inhabitants.
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[edit] History
Aube is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Champagne.
The territory making up Aube was first attached to France in 843, following the Treaty of Verdun.
Aube is perhaps best known for the 1932 visit of the late Turkish president Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who signed a friendship treaty with France there.
[edit] Geography
The department is part of the current region of Champagne-Ardenne. It is surrounded by the departments of Marne, Haute-Marne, Côte-d'Or, Yonne, and Seine-et-Marne.
The geography, with its chalky soil and undulating plain, is well adapted to wine-growing, particularly the champagne that takes its name from the region.
[edit] Politics
Aube returns three Deputies to the National Assembly, all of whom are UMP, and two Senators, one UMP, one Independent.
[edit] Culture
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Clairvaux Abbey is located 15 km from Bar-sur-Aube. A cheese is named after the village of Chaource.
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Aube department
- Communes of the Aube department
- Arrondissements of the Aube department
[edit] External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (English) General Council website
- (English) Aube at the Open Directory Project
- (English) Aube Tourism Guide (full english)
- (French) Official Tourism website
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