Aube () is a French 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 It superseded three former administra ...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-eastern France. As with sixty departments in France, this department is named after a river: 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),Populations légales 2019: 10 Aube
INSEE Aube is the 74th department in terms of population. The inhabitants of the department are known as ''Aubois'' or ''Auboises''. The department was constituted as it is today by a decree of the

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of 15 January 1790.

Geography

Location

The Aube department is located in the south-west side of the Grand Est region. It borders the departments of

Marne Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river * La Marne, a commune in western France *Marne, a legislative constituency (France) Nethe ...

in the north (about 130 km long),

Haute-Marne Haute-Marne (; English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France. Named after the river Marne, its prefecture is Chaumont. In 2019, it had a population of 172,512.Côte-d'Or in the south-east (about 45 km long),

Yonne Yonne () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight constituent departments, it is l ...

in the south-west (about 175 km long), and

Seine-et-Marne Seine-et-Marne () is a department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. Named after the rivers Seine and Marne, it is the region's largest department with an area of 5,915 square kilometres (2,284 square miles); it roughly covers its ...

in the west (about 45 km long).

Subregions of Aube

Within the department regions of natural or traditional countryside can be identified as follows: * northwest quarter: ''Champagne crayeuse'' (chalky Champagne) * northwestern tip: the ''Nogentais'' * southwest of Troyes: the Othe region * to the south: ''le Chaourçois'' * to the northeast: the ''Briennois'' * to the east: the ''

Barrois Barrois () is a (a French territorial division roughly equivalent to a county) in eastern France. In the Middle Ages it was part of the Duchy of Bar, then bordering the Duchy of Lorraine The Duchy of Lorraine (french: Lorraine ; german: Lot ...

'' * between Troyes and Barrois: Champagne wetlands

Communes of Aube

Aube is divided into 431 communes totalling 310,242 inhabitants (2019). The most populous commune is the prefecture Troyes. As of 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants: All of those communes, except Romilly-sur-Seine, are part of the

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of Troyes.

Topography and geology

Hydrography

There are 23 rivers throughout the department,The complete list can be found at ''Water Courses of Aube'' the four main rivers being the Seine, the

Forests and lakes

The department has 140,000 hectares of forests. Located in the Community of communes of Forests, lakes, and lands in Champagne, the Orient Forest Regional Natural Park was one of the first natural parks created in France. In the same place, there is the Orient Lake and the Amance and Temple lakes where

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, recreational water sports, and bathing are available. Each lake specialises in one or more of these activities.

Climate

The climate is moderate without intense cold or excessive heat which represents a climate similar to

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and

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. Between 1950 and 1985 the average annual temperature recorded in the department was 10.1 °CReadings from the Météo-France station at

Barberey-Saint-Sulpice Barberey-Saint-Sulpice () is a Communes of France, commune in the Aube Departments of France, department in the Grand Est region of north-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barberotins'' or ''Barberotines''. Geograph ...

which is equivalent to the Paris basin and the cities of north-eastern France. The average sunshine hours per year is 1771. Average annual rainfall is quite high (653.4 mm over 115 days of rain). In general there is more rain in autumn than in winter but rainfall is highest during spring. In contrast summer is the season when rainfall is lowest. There is, however, more rain in the south-east than the north-west. Snow is relatively infrequent. Prevailing wind is from the west.

Channels of communication and transport

Road network

The department has 150 km of autoroutes, 33 km of national roads, 4,517 km of departmental roads and 2,116 km of local roads.

Communal transport

In the Agglomeration of Troyes ''TCAT'' (Transport for the Communes of Troyes) provides a transport network between communes. Unlike many networks that are provided by other operators, the agglomeration community of the city is the owner of the company. The network currently serves eleven communes including two outside the Troyes agglomeration. Other cities, including

Romilly-sur-Seine Romilly-sur-Seine (, literally ''Romilly on Seine'') is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Population International relations Romilly-sur-Seine is twinned with: * Milford Haven, United Kingdom * Gotha, Germany * L ...

, have no transport network. Aube also has intercity transport networks. 21 regular bus routes are operated between the major cities of the department. The use of these lines is entrusted to private coaches: ''Transdev – The Carriers of Aube'' has 15 routes, ''Keolis Sud Lorraine'' has 4 routes, ''Procars Champagne'' has 2 routes, ''Autocars Bardy'' has one route.

Rail network

Five railway stations are currently in operation. These are: Nogent-sur-Seine, Romilly-sur-Seine, Troyes, Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, Bar-sur-Aube. Aube does not have a strong rail coverage. Only one main non-electrified line passes through Aube – the line that connects Paris-Est to Mulhouse.

Navigable waterways

The department has 34.8 km of navigable waterways.Aube and its budget
General Council of Aube, 2011, consulted on 14 May 2011 The city of

Nogent-sur-Seine Nogent-sur-Seine () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. The headquarters of The Soufflet Group is located here, as is the Musée Camille Claudel. The large Nogent Nuclear Power Plant is located here. Population Pe ...

has two river ports for grain.

History

Early history

The first inhabitants of Aube were the

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and

Lingones The Lingones (Gaulish: 'the jumpers') were a Gallic tribe of the Iron Age and Roman periods. They dwelled in the region surrounding the present-day city of Langres, between the provinces of Gallia Lugdunensis and Gallia Belgica. Name Attes ...

with a substantial human settlement around the year 400 BC. Saints Potentian and Savinian, Greek priests from

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, came to preach the

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from the middle of the 3rd century. Saint Patroclus was one of the first martyrs of the new faith in the year 259. Shortly after ''Saint Jule'' and some notables of the city of

also suffered martyrdom. Nevertheless, as elsewhere, the Christian community became large enough to accommodate a

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. ''Saint Amateur'' was the first in 340. In the year 286 the Bagaudae ravaged the land which forms Aube.

Emperor Julian Julian ( la, Flavius Claudius Julianus; grc-gre, Ἰουλιανός ; 331 – 26 June 363) was Roman emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher and author in Greek. His rejection of Christianity, and his promotion of Neoplaton ...

came to Troyes with his army and rescued it. The territory making up Aube was first attached to France in 843, following the

Treaty of Verdun The Treaty of Verdun (), agreed in , divided the Frankish Empire into three kingdoms among the surviving sons of the emperor Louis I, the son and successor of Charlemagne. The treaty was concluded following almost three years of civil war and ...

The 12th century and the monasteries

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Two important monasteries were founded in the department: one at Clairvaux in 1114, created by

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, the other was the Abbey of the Paraclete near Nogent-sur-Seine, by his illustrious rival,

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and of which

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was the first

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. Bernard of Clairvaux was noted for his eloquence at the

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and his preaching of the Second Crusade which had no result and whose outcome was disastrous. The reunion of

Champagne Champagne (, ) is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, that demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, ...

with the kingdom of France was finalised in 1361. Yet people wanted absolutely the incorporation of Champagne but in 1328 King Philip VI gave the city of

Bar-sur-Seine Bar-sur-Seine (, literally ''Bar on Seine'') is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barrois'' or ''Barroises'' and ''Barséquanais'' or ''Barséquanais ...

to Philippe de Croy. The inhabitants, however, ransomed him to return it to the king on the condition that it become inalienable.

Definitive reunion with Kingdom of France

The decree of the

of 15 January 1790 formally established the department of Aube. Its first president was Augustin-Henri-Marie Picot''Genealogical and Heraldic History of the peers of France''
Volume 8, Jean Baptiste Pierre Jullien de Courcelles, 1827 and his first deputy was Louis Antoine Joseph Robin.

Jacques Claude Beugnot Jacques Claude, comte Beugnot (25 July 1761 – 24 June 1835) was a French politician before, during, and after the French Revolution. His son Auguste Arthur Beugnot was an historian and scholar. Biography Revolution Born at Bar-sur-Aube (A ...

was elected Attorney-General and also MP. The 19th century marked the emergence of the

Hosiery Hosiery, also referred to as legwear, describes garments worn directly on the feet and legs. The term originated as the collective term for products of which a maker or seller is termed a hosier; and those products are also known generically as ...

business in the department. After the victory of the allies in the

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on 18 June 1815, the department was occupied by Russian troops from June 1815 to November 1818. In 1911 following the revolt of the

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large Riots broke out in the department. The consequences of this were tragic because the clashes resulted in dozens of injuries. In 1919, a decree allowed Aube department to produce

champagne Champagne (, ) is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, that demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, ...

for the first time. In 1932 Turkish president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk visited Aube and signed a friendship treaty with France there on 4 July 1938.

Heraldry

Politics and administration

General Council

The General Council of Aube is located in Troyes. Its president has been

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Senator Philippe Adnot since July 1990. It includes the 34 councillors of the 17 cantons of Aube. Of these, 32 are from the

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(mainly the UMP), the others are from the

Miscellaneous left Miscellaneous left (', ''DVG'') in France refers to left-wing candidates who are not members of any party or a member of party that has no elected seats. They include either small left-wing parties or dissidents expelled from their parties for ru ...

. Currently the budget of the General Council is €329.8 million. Its main mission and expenditure on social activities and health.

Politics

Aube returns three Deputies to the

, two of whom are from The Republicans (LR), and two Senators: one UMP and one right-wing independent.

Presidential elections 2nd round

Current National Assembly Representatives

Demography

Aube is inhabited by 310,242 people with more than a third (137,500 inhabitants) living in the Troyes

(2019).

Demographic change

In 2017, the department had 310,020 inhabitants.

Distribution of age groups

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Aube Department in 2017 Source: INSEE

Breakdown of population by socio-professional categories

Economy

General

The economy of Aube has focused on the textile industry since the 19th century. This sector is now in crisis due to the department being in an area of real economic change. In 2017, the departmental workforce totalled 137,774 with 114,530 persons in employment and 23,244 people unemployed. Men accounted for 51.4% of the active population and women 48.6%. The Aube department has a high rate of feminization in employment. Nearly half of people with active jobs (48.1% in 2017) are women. The main areas affected by the feminization are trade, transport, textiles, utilities, education, and health. Women are slightly more affected than men by unemployment (51.3% of the unemployed in 2017). This is mainly due to layoffs in the textile sector.

Employment by sector

Distribution of Employment by Industry sector (2015)

Main economic sectors

Industry

Tourism

Agriculture

The utilized agricultural area is 379,720 hectares. Aube is the largest producer of hemp; the 2nd largest producer of

, cabbage for

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, medicinal poppies, and alfalfa; the 6th largest producer of potatoes; the 8th largest producer of

cereals A cereal is any grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grain crops are grown in greater quantities and provide more food ...

; and the 9th largest producer of

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in France.

Population and society

Education

Primary and secondary

In 2010 elementary and secondary education consisted of: * 11,568 students in kindergarten across 136 schools (including 1 private);The first degree in Aube
rectory of the Academy of Reims, consulted on 27 October 2010 * 18,465 students in primary school across 255 schools (including 14 private); * 12,311 students in college across 34 institutions (including 9 private);The second degree in Aube
rectory of the Academy of Reims, consulted on 27 October 2010 * 5,199 students in schools of general education across 10 institutions (including 3 private); * 2,666 students in vocational high school across 10 institutions (including 3 private).

Higher education

According to the latest census of the academic inspectorate of Aube in 2009 the department has 8,794 students in higher education.This figure does not take into account students from the National Conservatory of Music in Troyes ;List of Universities and Higher Educational Schools Public Schools *

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(UTT) * Institute of Technology of Troyes (

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) * Faculty (

) * Institute for Heritage Skills (IUMP) * Institute for Teacher Training (IUFM) * Institute for Nursing Education (IFSI of Troyes/DE IDE) * Preparatory classes for Higher Education (CPGE) scientific and economic * Graduate School for Applied Arts in Troyes * National Conservatory of Music in Troyes Private Schools * Graduate School of Commerce in Troyes * Supinfo

Health

Sports

There are 580 clubs and sports associations in the Aube department. The main ones are: *

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: soccer club in the French Ligue 1; * ETAC Handball: Handball Club at National Level 3; * Union Sportive de Sainte Maure Troyes Handball: Women's handball club at National Level 1; * ''Pygargues of Troyes'':

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club in Division 2; * PLAVB (Troyes):

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club at Regional one; * SUMA (Troyes): Motoball club of France (one of the most successful) moved to elite since the 1930s; * Troyes roller hockey: roller hockey club playing at National Level 2; * Espadons (Swordfish )(Troyes): baseball club playing at Regional Level 1; * Romilly Association for Sports 10: which includes multiple sections.

Media

Radio

At Troyes there are three independent local radio stations: * ''Radio Latitude'': that broadcasts programming focused on the dance floor. This was the first local radio station in the department. It broadcasts from Troyes,

, and

Vendeuvre-sur-Barse Vendeuvre-sur-Barse (, literally ''Vendeuvre on Barse'') is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Geography The Barse has its source in the commune, under the chateau. Population Vendeuvre-sur-Barse_Eglise_R05.jpg, ...

* Theme Radio: community radio broadcasting music and information flashes * Troyes Campus radio: rock music oriented radio and sometimes rap At Romilly-sur-Seine, in addition to Latitude Radio, there is a local independent radio broadcaster: ''Radio Aube et Seine''. French Christian Radio (RCF) Aube is located in the department.

Television

* Canal 32: television network with a local Troyes and department station *

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Aube (France 3 Lorraine Champagne-Ardenne)

Daily newspapers

Justice

All Aube jurisdictions are located in Troyes. The city has a

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and a High Court, a commercial court and an

Employment Tribunal Employment tribunals are tribunal public bodies in England and Wales and Scotland which have statutory jurisdiction to hear many kinds of disputes between employers and employees. The most common disputes are concerned with unfair dismissal, red ...

for civil and criminal jurisdictions. There is also a Correctional court and a Juvenile court. Appeals, however, are passed to the Court of Appeal in Reims.

Waste management

Aube currently has two storage facilities for radioactive waste: * Storage Centre for Very Low Activity Waste (CSTFA) * Storage Centre for Low and Medium Activity Waste (CSFMA)

Culture and heritage

Cultural venues

Theatres and concerts

* The Cube – in the Parc des Expositions in Troyes * Champagne Theatre * Théâtre of la Madeleine * Argence space

Cinemas

The four main theatres are: * Ciné City in Troyes * Vagabond in

Bar-sur-Aube Bar-sur-Aube (, literally ''Bar on Aube'') is a commune and a sub-prefecture in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of France. Surrounded by hills and Champagne vineyards, the city is traversed by the river Aube, from which it derive ...

* Lumière in

* Cinema Eden in

Cultural festivities

* Festival in Othe * Aube Templiers 2012 event

Gastronomy

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from Troyes * Barberey cheese * Cacibel liqueur * Montgueux

Chaource cheese Chaource () is a French cheese, originally manufactured in the village of Chaource in the Champagne-Ardenne region. Chaource is a cow's milk cheese, cylindrical in shape at around in diameter and in height, weighing either or . The central p ...

Chocolate Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods. Cacao has been consumed in some form since at least the Olmec civ ...

from Jacquot ( Cémoi group) *

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from

Brienne-le-Château Brienne-le-Château () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. It is located from the right bank of the river Aube and 26 miles northeast of Troyes. History It was the centre of the medieval County of Brienne, whose lords ...

* Cider from Othe country * Prunelle de Troyes liqueur * Rosé des Riceys wine

Monuments and tourist sites

The Aube has 365 historical monuments of which 144 are classified, and 221 are enrolled.Heritage and Architecture – Figures for 2012
Ministry of Culture and Communication, consulted on 7 June 2012

Castles

* La Motte-Tilly Castle * Bligny Castle *

Droupt-Saint-Basle Droupt-Saint-Basle is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Population Sights and monuments *Château de Droupt-Saint-Basle, 16th century castle and ''château'', added to the list of '' monuments historiques'' in 1 ...

Castle *

Castle

Museums

* Napoleon Museum (

) * Museum Hugues de Payens ( Payns) * Resistance Museum ( Mussy-sur-Seine) * Cider Museum (

Eaux-Puiseaux Eaux-Puiseaux () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Eaux-Puiseaux is situated about 35 km from Troyes and 50 km from Auxerre, in the canton of Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis. The RN77 road passes close to the village ...

) * Museum of the old Champagne malt house (

La Chapelle-Saint-Luc La Chapelle-Saint-Luc () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France, right next to Troyes. Population See also * Communes of the Aube department The following is a list of the 431 communes of the Aube department of Franc ...

) * Cheese Museum ( Chaource) * Museum of crystals – Centre Mazzolay (

Bayel Bayel () is a Communes of France, commune in the Aube Departments of France, department in the Grand Est region of north-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bayellois'' or ''Bayelloises''. The commune has been awarded ...

) * Eco-Museum of the Orient Forest (

Brienne-la-Vieille Brienne-la-Vieille () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. The commune is bordered to the north by Brienne-le-Château in southern Champagne, and is traversed by the river Aube. It lies to the north of Lake Amance in ...

) * House of Tools and Work Reflections ( Troyes) * Museum of Vauluisant ( Troyes) * Museum of peasant history (Champcharme) * Museum of peasant memory (

Estissac Estissac () 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 f ...

) * Living Museum of Romilly hosiery (

) * The Folk Art Museum (

) * Renoir Workshop (

Essoyes Essoyes () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir had a house in the town. The village, hometown of his wife Aline and model and governess of his children Gabrielle Renard, ...

) * Museum of Modern Art ( Troyes) * Loukine Museum ( Arsonval) * Paul Dubois-Alfred Boucher Museum (

) * Saint-Loup Museum ( Troyes) * Apothecary of the Hotel-Dieu-le-Comte ( Troyes) * Michel Marcu Museum of automata (

Lusigny-sur-Barse Lusigny-sur-Barse (; ) is a commune in the Aube department in the northeastern Grand Est region of France. In 2019, it had a population of 2,207. Geography The Barse flows through the commune. The most recognisable building in Lusigny, throug ...

) * Di Marco Museum ( Troyes) * Museum of dolls of yesteryear and cooperage ( Maisons-lès-Chaource) * Museum of the Simple Past ( Crésantignes) * Aube Educational History Museum * Museum of news design in the press ( Troyes)

Other historic sites

Clairvaux Abbey Clairvaux Abbey (, ; la, Clara Vallis) was a Cistercian monastery in Ville-sous-la-Ferté, from Bar-sur-Aube. The original building, founded in 1115 by St. Bernard, is now in ruins; the present structure dates from 1708. Clairvaux Abbey was ...

* Basilica of St. Urbain, Troyes * Abbey of Saint-Loup of Troyes * Monastery Notre-Dame of Saint Espérance * Hotel of Marisy * Hotel de Ville in Troyes * Hotel of the prefecture of Aube

Tourist places

* Orient Forest Regional Natural Park * Orient Lake * Amance and Temple Lakes * Nigloland: amusement park located at Dolancourt File:Grande Place in Troyes, France.jpg, Troyes File:TroyesCathedrale.JPG,

Troyes Cathedral Troyes Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes) is a Catholic church, dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, located in the town of Troyes in Champagne, France. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Troyes. The ...

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File:Bar-sur-Aube Marcasselles.jpg,

Notable people linked to the department

* Chrétien de Troyes, writer * Urbain IV, Pope *

Georges Jacques Danton Georges Jacques Danton (; 26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794) was a French lawyer and a leading figure in the French Revolution. He became a deputy to the Paris Commune, presided in the Cordeliers district, and visited the Jacobin club. In August ...

, Revolutionary * Martin-Pierre Gauthier, Architect * Jacques-Nicolas Paillot de Montabert, Painter * Henri Gambey, Inventor * Alexandre Du Sommerard, Archeologist *

Louis Jacques Thénard Louis Jacques Thénard (4 May 177721 June 1857) was a French chemist. Life He was born in a farm cottage near Nogent-sur-Seine in the Champagne district the son of a farm worker. In the post-Revolution French educational system , most boys rec ...

, Chemist * Sylvain Charles Valée, Marshal of France *

, Politician * Nicolas Desmarest, Geologist * Pierre-Jean Grosley, Historian * Edmé Boursault, Man of Letters * Jean de Brienne, King of Jerusalem *

Jules Guyot 250 px, Le Château Savigny-lès-Beaune, where Jules Guyot died in 1872 Dr. Jules Guyot (17 May 1807 – 31 March 1872) was a French physician and agronomist who was born in the commune of Gyé-sur-Seine in the department of Aube. Guyot studi ...

, Physician,

oenologist Oenology (also enology; ) is the science and study of wine and winemaking. Oenology is distinct from viticulture, which is the science of the growing, cultivation, and harvesting of grapes. The English word oenology derives from the Greek word ' ...

(1807–1872) * Charles Baltet, Horticulturalist (1830–1908) *

Gabriel Bonvalot Pierre Gabriel Édouard Bonvalot (13 July 1853 – 10 December 1933) was a French explorer of Central Asia and Tibet. Bonvalot was born in the commune of Épagne in the Aube department in north-central France. He was the son of Pierre Bonvalo ...

, Explorer (1853–1933) *

Gaston Bachelard Gaston Bachelard (; ; 27 June 1884 – 16 October 1962) was a French philosopher. He made contributions in the fields of poetics and the philosophy of science. To the latter, he introduced the concepts of ''epistemological obstacle'' and '' epis ...

, Philosopher and professor at

* Gaston Cheq, Leader of the revolt of the wine-growers in 1911 * Olivier Messiaen, Composer, Organist, ornithologist, Fuligny, Aube, 1928–1931