Auxon () is a

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in the

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in the

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region of north-eastern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Alsoniens'' or ''Alsoniennes''. The commune has been awarded three flowers by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''.

Geography

Auxon is located some south-west of Troyes and 22 km north-east of Saint-Florentin. Access to the commune is by

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N77 from Villeneuve-au-Chemin in the west which passes just to the north of the village and continues north-east to

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. The D374 comes from Maraye-en-Othe in the north, passes through the village, and continues to

Ervy-le-Châtel Ervy-le-Châtel () is a commune in the Aube department in north-east France. Population Sights * Arboretum Saint-Antoine * Round hall * Porte Saint-Nicolas See also *Communes of the Aube department The following is a list of the 431 commu ...

in the south. The D1 road goes east from the D374 to Montigny-les-Monts. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Sivrey, Vert, Courtelon, Roncenay, Les Croisettes, and La Coudre. The commune is mixed forest and farmland with especially large forests in the north.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Armance'' forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west becoming the

Armançon The river Armançon () drains part of north-western Burgundy in France. It is long. It rises at Meilly-sur-Rouvres in the department of Côte-d'Or and flows into the Yonne (right bank) at Migennes. Its source is at about above sea level and it ...

then following the

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to join the

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 lo ...

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. The ''Saussol'' flows south down the western side of the commune to join the Armance east of

. The ''Ru de Sivrey'' rises near Sivrey and flows south to join the ''Saussol'' as does the ''Ru d'Auxon'' which rises near the village. The ''Ru de Vert'' rises near Vert and also flows south to join the Saussol. The ''Ruisseau de Montigny'' flows across the south of the commune from north-east to south-west and joins the Armance on the southern border of the commune.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

In 1846 the commune of

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. ...

was created from the territory of the commune of Auxon.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 1,005 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument: *The Parish Church of Saint-Loup-de-Sens (16th century).Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The church was once in the

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(Yonne) and the seat of a priest conferred by the abbot of Saint-Pierre-le-Vif-lès-Sens. Started on the eastern side in 1506, it was completed by 1550. The South portal was complete in 1537 and the west portal in 1540. The western arches and the tower were built in the 17th century. The Church contains a very large number of items that are registered as historical objects. *The Chapel of Notre-Dame de la Coudre contains several items that are registered as historical objects: **A Processional Cross (12th century) **A Statue: Virgin and Child (disappeared) (14th century) **A Bronze Bell (disappeared) (1563) **The Furniture in the ChapelMinistry of Culture, Palissy * The Hamlet of Sivrey: its chapel and its Lavoir File:Auxon Sivrey.jpg, The Chapel and the

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(Public laundry) at Sivrey. File:Auxon Sivrey (15).jpg, The Sivrey Lavoir. File:Auxon Sivrey (3).jpg, The Sivrey Lavoir with flowers File:Auxon Sivrey (9).jpg, The Sivrey Chapel File:Auxon Sivrey (12).jpg, The Sivrey Chapel File:Auxon Sivrey (14).jpg, The Sivrey Chapel

Notable people linked to the commune

*Georges Alexis Mocquery (1772-1847), General in the Army of the Republic and the Empire, born at Auxon and died at Tours. *Parfait Jans, politician and writer, died on 24 August 2011 at Auxon.