Arrelles (French pronunciation: [aʁɛl]) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of northern-central France.
Arrelles | |
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Commune | |
The road into Arrelles | |
Location of Arrelles ![]() | |
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| Coordinates: 48°03′02″N 4°16′36″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Troyes |
| Canton | Les Riceys |
| Intercommunality | Barséquanais en Champagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Robert Guillemin[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.36 km2 (5.54 sq mi) |
| Population | 87 |
| • Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10009 /10340 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arrellois or Arrelloises.[3]
Arrelles is located some 25 km south-east of Troyes and 15 km east of Chaource. Access to the commune is by the D36 road from Lantages in the north-west passing through the village and continuing east to Polisy. There is also the D32 road from the village to Avirey-Lingey in the south and the D84 from the village south-west to Balnot-la-Grange. East of the village is heavily forested and there are also forests in the south-west with the rest of the commune farmland.[4]
The Sarce river flows through the centre of the commune and the village from south to north then north-east forming the border of the commune and continuing north to join the Seine at Virey-sous-Bar.[4]
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List of Successive Mayors[5]
| From | To | Name | Party |
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| 1857 | Brunet | ||
| 2001 | 2008 | Jacques Dechannes | |
| 2008 | 2026 | Robert Guillemin | DVD |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 103 | — |
| 1975 | 119 | +2.08% |
| 1982 | 92 | −3.61% |
| 1990 | 85 | −0.98% |
| 1999 | 73 | −1.68% |
| 2007 | 82 | +1.46% |
| 2012 | 87 | +1.19% |
| 2017 | 86 | −0.23% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
The Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens was rebuilt in 1825 based on a plan with a square choir from the 12th century and a double transept from the 16th century. The nave and bell tower porch are from the 19th century.[7] There are many items in the church which are registered as historical objects: