Aubeterre () is a commune in the Aube

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in the Grand Est region of north-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aubeterriens'' or ''Aubeterriennes''.

Geography

Aubeterre is located some 25 km north by north-east of

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and 17 km south by south-west of

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. Access to the commune is by the D677 road from

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in the north passing through the length of the commune and the village and continuing to

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in the south. The commune is entirely flat farmland.Google Maps
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and Mailly-le-Camp and vice versa.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

Before being called ''Aubeterre'' the name of the commune was ''Alba-Terra''. On 1 January 2011 the communes of Aubeterre and

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integrated into the ''Community of communes Seine Melda Coteaux''. A Primary Elementary School is located in the heart of the village next to City Hall. A coffee shop the ''Betty Boop-Diner'' is located on the D677 in the village. In late August 2013 the coffee shop changed its name and became ''Le Relais des amis'' (The Inn of friends).

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 357 inhabitants.

Sites and monuments

The Church of the Purification of the Virgin dates from the 12th and 15th centuries. The

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s of the prophets are unusual with their

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s. The Church contains many items which are registered as historical objects: *A Celebrant Chair (18th century) *Ceramic tiling (13th century) *A Statue: Saint John the Baptist (16th century) *

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(16th century) *A Statuette: Saint Marguerite (disappeared) (16th century) *A Statue: Virgin and Child (15th century) *A Statue: Saint Bishop (14th century) *A Statue: Virgin in prayer (16th century) *A Bronze Bell (1770) *A Paten (1819) *A Chalice (19th century) *An old door and hinges (16th century) *Some benches with balustrades (1795) *A Monumental painting (15th century) *A Stoup (16th century) *A Baptismal Font (16th century) *A Monumental painting (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

References

External links

Aubeterre on the old IGN website

Aubeterre on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Aubeterre'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{authority control Communes of Aube