Arrelles () 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 It superseded three former administrat ...

region of northern-central

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arrellois'' or ''Arrelloises''.

Geography

Arrelles is located some 25 km south-east of

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...

and 15 km east of Chaource. Access to the commune is by the D36 road from Lantages in the north-west passing through the village and continuing east to

Polisy Polisy () 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 cooperate in the follo ...

. There is also the D32 road from the village to

Avirey-Lingey Avirey-Lingey () is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arivey-Lingeois'' or ''Arivey-Lingeoises''. Geography Avirey-Lingey is located some 35 km ...

in the south and the D84 from the village south-west to

Balnot-la-Grange Balnot-la-Grange () is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Balnotiers'' or ''Balnotières''. Geography Balnot-la-Grange is located some 35 km sout ...

. East of the village is heavily forested and there are also forests in the south-west with the rest of the commune farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Sarce'' river flows through the centre of the commune and the village from south to north then north-east forming the border of the commune and continuing north to join the

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at Virey-sous-Bar.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Population

Sites and monuments

The Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens was rebuilt in 1825 based on a plan with a square

choir A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which ...

from the 12th century and a double

transept A transept (with two semitransepts) is a transverse part of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In cruciform churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform ("cross-shaped") building wi ...

from the 16th century. The

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

and

bell tower A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell tower ...

porch are from the 19th century. There are many items in the church which are registered as historical objects: *Statue of San Sebastian (16th century) *Statue of Saint Peter (19th century) *A processional staff (19th century) *Statue of Saint Évêque (15th century) *Statue of Sainte Marguerite (16th century) *

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Chair (18th century) *Statue of Saint Robert (16th century) *Statue of Saint Yves between two litigants (16th century) *

Altar An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches, and other places of worship. They are used particularly in paga ...

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 ...

on the north side (19th century) *Altar and Retable on the south side (19th century) *Sculpture of Christ on the Cross (16th-17th century) *Statue of the Immaculate Conception (19th century) *

Paten A paten or diskos is a small plate, used during the Mass. It is generally used during the liturgy itself, while the reserved sacrament are stored in the tabernacle in a ciborium. Western usage In many Western liturgical denominations, the p ...

(19th century) *Liturgical book:

Psalter A psalter is a volume containing the Book of Psalms, often with other devotional material bound in as well, such as a liturgical calendar and litany of the Saints. Until the emergence of the book of hours in the Late Middle Ages, psalters we ...

(17th century) *2

Reliquaries A reliquary (also referred to as a ''shrine'', by the French term ''châsse'', and historically including '' phylacteries'') is a container for relics. A portable reliquary may be called a ''fereter'', and a chapel in which it is housed a ''fe ...

(19th century) *Processional staff of the Brotherhood of the Sacred Heart (18th century) * Ciborium (19th century) *

Chalice A chalice (from Latin 'mug', borrowed from Ancient Greek () 'cup') or goblet is a footed cup intended to hold a drink. In religious practice, a chalice is often used for drinking during a ceremony or may carry a certain symbolic meaning. Re ...

(19th century) * Monstrance (19th century) *Statuette: Education of the Virgin (18th century) *

Pulpit A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin ''pulpitum'' (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, access ...

(19th century) *

Holy water font A holy water font or stoup is a vessel containing holy water which is generally placed near the entrance of a church. It is often placed at the base of a crucifix or religious representation. It is used in the Catholic Church, Anglican Churches ...

(17th century) * Baptismal font (15th century) *Main Altar, display, tabernacle, reliquaries (19th century) *Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (16th century) *Painting: Saint Peter delivered by an angel (19th century) *Painting: Immaculate conception (19th century)

References

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