Arconville is a

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in the

Aube Aube () is a French department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. As with sixty departments in France, this department is named after a river: the Aube. With 310,242 inhabitants (2019),department in the

Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administra ...

region of north-central

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arconvillois'' or ''Arconvilloises''.

Geography

Arconville is located some 60 km east by south-east of Troyes and 36 km west by north-west of

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. Access to the commune is by road D101 from Bergères in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing east to join the D12 west of

Longchamp-sur-Aujon Longchamp-sur-Aujon (, literally ''Longchamp on Aujon'') is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Geography The Aujon forms part of the commune's eastern border, crosses the village, flows west through the middle of the c ...

. The D12 forms most of the southern border of the commune as it goes from

Champignol-lez-Mondeville Champignol-lez-Mondeville () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Aube department The following is a list of the 431 communes of the Aube department of France. The communes co ...

to Longchamp-sur-Aujon. The D70 road also passes south through the west of the commune from

Baroville Baroville () is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barovillois'' or ''Barovilloises''. Geography Baroville is located some 25 km west by north-w ...

in the north to Champignol-lez-Mondeville in the south-west. The east of the commune is heavily forested with forests in the south-west and north-west as well. The rest of the commune is farmland.Google Maps
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Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Population

Sites and monuments

*The old Fraville Barn (13th century) is registered as an historical monument. *A

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from the 18th century, inter-denominational, dedicated to Saint Martin The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: *A Statue: Saint Eloi (18th century) *A ''Poutre de Gloire'' (Beam of Glory) (18th century) *A Painting: Charity of Saint Martin (1846) *A Painting: Rosary (19th century) *The main Altar

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and

Retable A retable is a structure or element placed either on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church. At the minimum it may be a simple shelf for candles behind an altar, but it can also be a large and elaborate structur ...

(18th century) *The

in the Altar of Saint Vierge (17th century) *A Statue: Saint Robert (1840) *A Statue: Virgin and child (1840) *2 Statuettes: Saints Nicolas and Martin (18th century) *A

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with

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(19th century) *The Step to the Altar (19th century) *A Celebrant's Chair (19th century) *A Processional Staff: Saint Martin (18th century) *An Altar Painting: Saint Nicolas (18th century) *A Statuette from the Processional Staff: Virgin and child (18th century) *Wood Panelling (18th century) *A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century) *A Processional Staff: Saint Nicolas (19th century) *The Furniture in the ChurchMinistry of Culture, Palissy