Troyes () is a

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and the capital of the department of

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region of north-central France. It is located on the

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river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the

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and is near to the Orient Forest Regional Natural Park. Troyes had a population of 61,996 inhabitants in 2018. It is the center of the agglomeration community Troyes Champagne Métropole, which was home to 170,145 inhabitants. Troyes developed as early as the

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, when it was known as Augustobona Tricassium. It stood at the hub of numerous highways, primarily the

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. The city has a rich historical past, from the

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tribe to the liberation of the city on 25 August 1944 during the Second World War, including the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, the Council of Troyes, the marriage of

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and Catherine of France, and the Champagne fairs to which merchants came from all over Christendom. The city has a rich architectural and urban heritage: many buildings are protected as historical monuments, including the

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(mainly of the 16th century) that survived in the old town. They have contributed to Troyes being designated as a City of Art and History. Manufacturing of textiles, developed from the 18th century onwards, was a chief part of Troyes' economy until the 1960s. Today, Troyes is the European capital of

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and trading, and has three brand centers.

History

Prehistoric evidence has been found in the Troyes area, suggesting that the settlement may have developed as early as 600 BC.

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grave-mounds have been found near the city, and Celtic artifacts have been excavated within the City grounds. In the Roman era, it was known as Augustobona Tricassium. Numerous highways intersected here, primarily the

, which led north to Reims and south to

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, and eventually to

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. Other Roman routes from Troyes led to Poitiers,

Autun Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Ro ...

and

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people, who had been separated by

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from the

Senones The Senones or Senonii (Gaulish: "the ancient ones") were an ancient Gallic tribe dwelling in the Seine basin, around present-day Sens, during the Iron Age and the Roman period. Part of the Senones settled in the Italian peninsula, where they ...

. Of the

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city of the early Empire, some scattered remains have been found, but no public monuments, other than traces of an aqueduct. By the Late Empire the settlement was reduced in extent. It was referred to as Tricassium or Tricassae, the origin of French Troyes. From the fourth century AD, the people had become Christian and the city was designated as the seat of a bishop. The legend of its bishop Lupus (Loup), who saved the city from Attila by offering himself as hostage, is

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rather than historical. It was several centuries before Troyes gained importance as a medieval centre of commerce. The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, also called The Battle of Troyes, was fought nearby in 451 AD, between the

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general

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and the

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king

Theodoric I Theodoric I ( got, Þiudarīks; la, Theodericus; 390 or 393 – 20 or 24 June 451) was the King of the Visigoths from 418 to 451. Theodoric is famous for his part in stopping Attila (the Hun) at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains in 451, where ...

against Attila. The early cathedral occupied the site of the current one. Here

Louis the Stammerer Louis II, known as Louis the Stammerer (french: Louis le Bègue; 1 November 846 – 10 April 879), was the king of Aquitaine and later the king of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Emperor Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans. Louis ...

in 878 received the imperial crown from

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. At the end of the ninth century, following depredations to the city by

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, the

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chose Troyes as their capital. It remained the capital of the

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until the

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of the late eighteenth century. The

Abbey of Saint-Loup The Abbey of Saint-Loup (french: Abbaye Saint-Loup de Troyes) is a religious building near Troyes in Champagne, France. It was established in the ninth century to shelter the relics of bishop Lupus of Troyes, Saint Loup, the legendary defender ...

developed a renowned library and

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. During the

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, Troyes was an important international trading town. It was the namesake of

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for gold a standard of measurement developed here. The Champagne cloth fairs and the revival of long-distance trade, together with new extension of coinage and credit, were the drivers of the medieval economy of Troyes. In 1285, when Philip the Fair united Champagne to the

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, the town kept a number of its traditional privileges.

John the Fearless John I (french: Jean sans Peur; nl, Jan zonder Vrees; 28 May 137110 September 1419) was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State from 1404 until his death in 1419. He played a key role in French national affairs durin ...

, Duke of Burgundy and ally of the English, in 1417 worked to have Troyes designated as the capital of France. He came to an understanding with

Isabeau of Bavaria Isabeau of Bavaria (or Isabelle; also Elisabeth of Bavaria-Ingolstadt; c. 1370 – September 1435) was Queen of France from 1385 to 1422. She was born into the House of Wittelsbach as the only daughter of Duke Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingols ...

, wife of

Charles VI of France Charles VI (3 December 136821 October 1422), nicknamed the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé) and later the Mad (french: le Fol or ''le Fou''), was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422. He is known for his mental illness and psychotic ...

, that a court, council, and parlement with comptroller's offices should be established at Troyes. On 21 May 1420, the

Treaty of Troyes The Treaty of Troyes was an agreement that King Henry V of England and his heirs would inherit the French throne upon the death of King Charles VI of France. It was formally signed in the French city of Troyes on 21 May 1420 in the aftermath of ...

was signed in this city, still under control of the Burgundians, by which

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was betrothed to

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, daughter of Charles VI. Under the terms of the treaty, Henry V was to succeed Charles, to the detriment of the Dauphin. The high-water mark of

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hegemony in France was reversed when the Dauphin, afterwards Charles VII, and

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recovered the town of Troyes in 1429 for French control by armed conflict (Siege of Troyes). Maison Commune - Hôtel de Ville, Troyes 20140509 1

The great fire of 1524 destroyed much of the medieval city, although the city had numerous canals separating sections.

Main sights

* Many

(mainly of the 16th century) survive in the old town. * Hôtels Particuliers (''palaces'') of the old town * The Hôtel de Ville, Place Alexandre Israël, is an urbane example of the ''style Louis XIII''. On the central ''

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,'' which contains the main reception rooms, its cornice is rhythmically broken forward over paired Corinthian columns; these are supported below by strong clustered pilasters. Above the entrance door the statue of

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was pulled out of its niche and smashed in 1793, during the Reign of Terror at the height of the

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; it was replaced in the nineteenth century with the present ''Helmeted Minerva'' and the device in its original form. It is now rare to see "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, ou la Mort". In the ''Salle du Conseil'' (Council Chamber) a marble medallion of Louis XIV (1690) by

François Girardon François Girardon (10 March 1628 – 1 September 1715) was a French sculptor of the Louis XIV style or French Baroque, best known for his statues and busts of Louis XIV and for his statuary in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles. Biograph ...

, born at Troyes, survived the destruction unscathed.

Museums

* Museum of Modern Art (Musée d'Art Moderne) * Maison de l'outil et de la pensée ouvrière * Vauluisant Museum : ** Historical museum of Troyes and Champagne-Ardenne ** Museum of hosiery * Hôtel-Dieu-Lecomte apothecary * Saint-Loup Museum (museum of fine arts) * Di Marco Museum (Open from 1 April to 1 October, each year)

Churches

Not having suffered from the last wars, Troyes has a high density of old religious buildings grouped close to the city centre. They include: * Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul Cathedral * Saint-Nizier Church, in Gothic and Renaissance style, with remarkable sculptures. Classified as a '' Monument Historique'' (French equivalence) in 1840. * The Gothic Saint-Urbain Basilica (thirteenth century), with a roofing covered by polished tiles. It was built by Jacques Pantaléon, who was elected pope in 1261, under the name of Urbain IV, on grounds where his father had a workshop. Classified '' Monument Historique'' in 1840. It was proclaimed a basilica in 1964. * Sainte-Madeleine Church. Very early Gothic, with east end rebuilt around 1500. Remarkably elaborate stone rood screen of 1508-17 in Flamboyant Gothic style, sculpted by Jean Gailde, with a statue of Saint Martha. Fine Renaissance stained glass. Saint Jean district. Classified '' Monument historique'' in 1840. * Saint-Jean Church, with a Renaissance chancel,

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of the high

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by Giraudon. On the portal, coat of arms of Charles IX. Classified '' Monument Historique'' in 1840. * Gothic Saint-Nicolas Church, dating to the beginning of the sixteenth century, with a calvary chapel -shaped rostrum reached by a monumental staircase. On the south portal, two sculptures by François Gentil of

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and

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. * Saint-Pantaléon Church, with extensive statuary from the sixteenth century. * Saint Remy Church, with a 14th-century spire rising to a height of . A 17th-century

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on its south side bears the Latin inscription ''sicut umbra dies nostri super terram'' ("our days on earth pass like a shadow"). * Church of ''Saint-Martin-ès-Vignes''. It has stained glass windows of the seventeenth century by the local master verrier

Linard Gonthier Linard Gonthier (1565 – after 1642) was a glass painter who worked in Troyes, France. Among his many works, he undertook the restoration of the stained glass in the church of Sainte-Savine. The ''Rue Linard Gonthier'' in Troyes is named after ...

. Several Troyes churches have sculpture by

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Climate

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are called Troyens.

Economy

Troyes rue Emile Zola maisons pans de bois

Troyes is home to the production headquarters of

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company, a popular clothing brand. It is also home of prize-winning

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Pascal Caffet.

Education

Troyes welcomes the

University of Technology of Troyes The University of Technology of Troyes (''Université de Technologie de Troyes''; ''UTT'') is a French university, in the Academy of Reims. The UTT is part of the network of the three universities of technology, found by the University of Techno ...

and the business school

Groupe École supérieure de commerce de Troyes The Groupe École supérieure de commerce de Troyes (also called Y SCHOOLS) is a group of higher education establishments, including a higher business school founded in 1992. History In the 1960s, the ''École de commerce et de gestion'' (ECG) ...

Transport

The train station

Gare de Troyes Troyes station ( French: ''Gare de Troyes'') is a railway station serving the town Troyes, Aube department, central France. It is situated on the Paris–Mulhouse railway. The station is served by regional trains towards Paris and Chaumont.

offers connections to Paris, Dijon, Mulhouse and several regional destinations. Troyes is at the junction of motorways A5 (Paris – Troyes – Langres) and

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(Calais – Reims – Troyes).

Troyes – Barberey Airport Troyes – Barberey Airport or ''Aéroport de Troyes - Barberey'' is an airport located northwest of Troyes in Barberey-Saint-Sulpice, both ''communes'' of the Aube ''département'' in the Champagne-Ardenne ''région'' of France. Facilities T ...

is a small regional airport.

Sport

Troyes is the home of

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club

Troyes AC Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a French association football club, based in Troyes, who play in Ligue 1, the highest level of France's football league system, and plays its home matches at the ...

, or ESTAC. In the 2020–21 Ligue 2 season, Troyes were promoted back to Ligue 1 as champions of the division.

In popular culture

* ''Troyes'' (2010) is a

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named after the city, published by Pearl Games,

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.it edizioni, and

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. * Chapter 28 of

James Rollins James Paul Czajkowski (born August 20, 1961), better known by his pen name of James Rollins, is an American veterinarian and writer of action-adventure/thriller, mystery, and techno-thriller novels who gave up his veterinary practice in Sacra ...

' sixth

Sigma Force James Paul Czajkowski (born August 20, 1961), better known by his pen name of James Rollins, is an American veterinarian and writer of action-adventure/thriller, mystery, and techno-thriller novels who gave up his veterinary practice in Sacram ...

novel, ''The Doomsday Key'' (2009), is named "Troyes, France," as the city plays an important role in the plot.

Notable people

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, French stand-up comedian, writer, and director * Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, (1620–1700), a founder of

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and the city of

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(1935–2010), French sailor who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. *

Émile Coué Émile Coué de la Châtaigneraie (; 26 February 1857 – 2 July 1926) was a French psychologist and pharmacist who introduced a popular method of psychotherapy and self-improvement based on optimistic autosuggestion. Considered by Charles B ...

(1857–1926), pharmacist, hypnotist, and creator of ''La méthode Coué'' ("Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better") * Hughes de Payens (1070–1136), Knight of the

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and founder of the Knights Templar * Chrétien de Troyes, 12th-century

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(1628–1715), sculptor *

(1565 – after 1642), stained-glass artisan (verrier) * François-Pierre Goy (born 1960), musicologist *

Édouard Herriot Édouard Marie Herriot (; 5 July 1872 – 26 March 1957) was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister (1924–1925; 1926; 1932) and twice as President of the Chamber of Deputies. He led the f ...

(1872–1957), Radical politician of the Third Republic, three-time Prime Minister of France *

André Lefèvre (1717–1768) André Lefèvre (4 May 1718 – 25 February 1768) was an 18th-century French jurist and man of letters. A lawyer from 1739, Lefèvre wrote poetry and essays. He went to Paris and became tutor to the children of large families, especially the desc ...

, contributor to the ''

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'' * Maurice Marinot (1882–1960), glass artist, painter *

Pierre Mignard Pierre Mignard or Pierre Mignard I (17 November 1612 – 30 May 1695), called "Mignard le Romain" to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas Mignard, was a French painter known for his religious and mythological scenes and portraits. He was ...

(1610–1695), painter * Jacques Pantaléon, (c. 1195–1264),

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* Patroclus of Troyes (3rd century), martyr *

Pierre Pithou Pierre Pithou (1 November 1539 – 1 November 1596) was a French lawyer and scholar. He is also known as Petrus Pithoeus. Life He was born at Troyes. From childhood he loved literature, and his father Pierre encouraged this interest. Young ...

(1539–1596), Calvinist jurisconsult and scholar, co-editor of the ''

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'' *

Rashi Shlomo Yitzchaki ( he, רבי שלמה יצחקי; la, Salomon Isaacides; french: Salomon de Troyes, 22 February 1040 – 13 July 1105), today generally known by the acronym Rashi (see below), was a medieval French rabbi and author of a compre ...

(1040–1105), biblical and

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ic commentator *

Rabbeinu Tam Jacob ben Meir (1100 – 9 June 1171 (4 Tammuz)), best known as Rabbeinu Tam ( he, רבינו תם), was one of the most renowned Ashkenazi Jewish rabbis and leading French Tosafists, a leading ''halakhic'' authority in his generation, and a gr ...

(1100–1171), rabbi and Rashi's grandson * Maxime Rouyer,

CFL The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos. *

Béatrice Saubin Béatrice Saubin (7 September 1959 – 2 November 2007) was a French woman convicted of drug smuggling in Malaysia who later wrote a best-selling book about her prison experiences. Raised by her grandmother in Romilly-sur-Seine, she dropped out ...

(1959–2007), first foreign national to be sentenced to death in Malaysia for drug smuggling *

Hervé Schreiner Hervé Schreiner (born November 29, 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. See also * Football in France *List of football clubs in France This is a list of notable men's and women's football clubs that competed wi ...

(born 1974), former professional footballer * Djibril Sidibé, footballer *

Nicolas Siret Nicolas Siret (3 March 1663 – 22 June 1754) was a French baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was born and died in Troyes, France, where he worked as organist in the Church of Saint Jean and the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Pau ...

(1663–1754), composer * Abdou Sissoko, footballer *

Gaëtane Thiney Gaëtane Iza Laure Thiney (born 28 October 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays for Division 1 Féminine club Paris FC. Primarily a midfielder, she can also play as a striker. Thiney is also a member of the France national team ...

(1985), footballer and team captain of

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, current member of

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winner: 2012, 2014, 2017 SheBelieves Cup champion,

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: 2003, an all-star team member of the UEFA Women's Championship All-Star Team:

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, two-time winner

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Jean Tirole Jean Tirole (born 9 August 1953) is a French professor of economics at Toulouse 1 Capitole University. He focuses on industrial organization, game theory, banking and finance, and economics and psychology. In 2014 he was awarded the Nobel Memor ...

, Nobel Award in Economics * Aldebrandin of Siena, physician

Twin towns

Troyes is twinned with: * Alkmaar, Netherlands *

Chesterfield Chesterfield may refer to: Places Canada * Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan * Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom * Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England ** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...

, England * Tournai, Belgium * Darmstadt, Germany, since 1958 *

Zielona Góra Zielona Góra is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (2021). Zielona Góra has a favourable geographical position, being close to the Polish-German border and on several international road ...

, Poland, since 1970 *

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo ...

, Italy, since 2016

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Troyes city council website
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