Avant-lès-Ramerupt (, literally ''Avant near Ramerupt'') is a commune in the Aube

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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 It superseded three former administrat ...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 north-central

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Geography

Avant-lès-Ramerupt is located some 30 km north-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 south-east of

Arcis-sur-Aube Arcis-sur-Aube (, literally ''Arcis on Aube'') is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arcisiens'' or ''Arcisiennes''. The commune has been awarded "th ...

. Access to the commune is by the D5 from

Creney-près-Troyes Creney-près-Troyes (, literally 'Creney near Troyes') 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 ...

in the south-west which passes through the village and continues north-east to join the D441 near Coclois. The D99 passes through the north-west of the commune as it goes from

Charmont-sous-Barbuise Charmont-sous-Barbuise () is a Communes of France, commune in the Aube Departments of France, department, north central France. Château de Charmont-sous-Barbuise The château of Charmont-sous-Barbuise was originally a fortified manor house ...

to Ramerupt. The D107 links the D99 to the village through Mesnil-Lettre. The D48 comes from Nogent-sur-Aube in the north-east to the village then continues south to

Longsols Longsols () 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 ...

. The commune is U-shaped oriented north-east with the village in the eastern arm of the U. The commune is entirely farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Arcot'' rises just north of the village and flows south-east to join the ''Longsols'' just south of the commune.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 157 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

*The War Memorial File:Avant-les-Ramerupt Monument aux morts.JPG, The War Memorial. File:Avant-les-Ramerupt détail.JPG, Detail of plaques on the War Memorial.

Religious heritage

The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument: The Church of Saint Denis (12th century). From the east its

Apse In architecture, an apse (plural apses; from Latin 'arch, vault' from Ancient Greek 'arch'; sometimes written apsis, plural apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an ''exedra''. In ...

and its

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 ...

are early Gothic, the

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 withi ...

, 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 the lateral naves were built in the 16th century. The tower dates from about 1200. The lateral naves are covered with a

Gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...

d roof. The building was constructed by the chapter of

Pougy Pougy () 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 ...

. The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: *A Statuette: Saint Denis (16th century) *Panelling (17th century) *A Statue: Virgin and child (16th century) *A Painted panel: The Nativity (17th century) *A Statue: Saint Denis (16th century) *A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century) *A Statue: Saint Abbot (16th century) *A Statue: Saint John the Baptist (15th century) *A Statue: Virgin and child (14th century) *A Group Sculpture: Saint Roch and an Angel (16th century) *Pieces of the

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 ...

(18th century) *A

Monstrance A monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory), is a vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, High Church Lutheran and Anglican churches for the display on an altar of some object of piety, such as the consecrated Eucharistic Sa ...

(19th century) *A Statue: Religious figure (16th century) *The

(17th century) *A Niche (17th century) *

Baptismal font A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for baptism. Aspersion and affusion fonts The fonts of many Christian denominations are for baptisms using a non-immersive method, such as aspersion (sprinkling) or affusion (pouring). ...

s (16th century) *Pavement Tiles (16th century) *A Statue: Saint Éleuthère (16th century) *A Statue: Saint Rustique (16th century) *A

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 ...

and

Tabernacle According to the Hebrew Bible, the tabernacle ( he, מִשְׁכַּן, mīškān, residence, dwelling place), also known as the Tent of the Congregation ( he, link=no, אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, ’ōhel mō‘ēḏ, also Tent of Meeting, etc.), ...

on the main altar (17th century) *A Painting: Assumption (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

References

External links

Avant-lès-Ramerupt on the old IGN website

Avant-lès-Ramerupt on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Avant'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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