Bagneux-la-Fosse

Bagneux-la-Fosse
The Church
The Church
Coat of arms of Bagneux-la-Fosse
Location of Bagneux-la-Fosse
Bagneux-la-Fosse is located in France
Bagneux-la-Fosse
Bagneux-la-Fosse
Location within France
Bagneux-la-Fosse is located in Grand Est
Bagneux-la-Fosse
Bagneux-la-Fosse
Location within Grand Est
Coordinates: 47°59′36″N 4°17′55″E / 47.9933°N 4.2986°E / 47.9933; 4.2986
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentAube
ArrondissementTroyes
CantonLes Riceys
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Glorieux[1]
Area
1
22.93 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
178
 • Density7.76/km2 (20.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
10025 /10340
Elevation225 m (738 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bagneux-la-Fosse (French pronunciation: [baɲø la fos]) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.

Geography

Bagneux-la-Fosse is located some 40 km east of Saint-Florentin and 15 km south-west of Bar-sur-Seine. Access to the commune is by the D32 road from Avirey-Lingey in the north which passes through the village before continuing south to join the D452 which continues to Channes. The D17 goes west from the village the north-west to Pargues. The D26 branches off the D32 north-east of the village and goes north-east to Neuville-sur-Seine. There is a large forest in the north-west of the commune and a smaller forest in the south-east with the rest of the commune farmland.[3]

The Sarce river flows through the commune from south to north just east of the village and continues north to join the Seine at Virey-sous-Bar.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

[4]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[5]

FromToName
1857Merey
20012008Marie-Paule Dupin
20082020Francis Carre
20202026Éric Glorieux

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bagnolais or Bagnolaises in French.[6]

Sites and monuments

The Church (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.[9] The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

  • A Pulpit (18th century)[10]
  • A Tombstone (17th century)[11]
  • The Tombstone of François Merey (18th century)[12]
  • The Tombstone of Marie Viviane Leclerc (18th century)[13]
  • The Tombstone of Nicolas Babeau (1696)[14]
  • The lateral Altars (19th century)[15]
  • 2 Reliquaries (19th century)[16]
  • A Monstrance (19th century)[17]
  • A Processional Banner: Saint Valentine (19th century)[18]
  • A Chasuble (19th century)[19]
  • A Painting: Way of the Cross (19th century)[20]
  • A Commemorative Plaque (1533)[21]
  • An Eagle Lectern (19th century)[22]
  • A Statuette on a Processional Staff: Virgin and child (disappeared) (18th century)[23]
  • The Furniture in the Church[24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Google Maps
  4. ↑ Géoportail, IGN (in French)
  5. ↑ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  6. ↑ Le nom des habitants du 10 - Aube, habitants.fr
  7. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bagneux-la-Fosse, EHESS (in French).
  8. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  9. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078025 Church (in French)
  10. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000116 Pulpit (in French)
  11. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003728 Tombstone (in French)
  12. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003727 Tombstone of François Merey (in French)
  13. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003726 Tombstone of Marie Viviane Leclerc (in French)
  14. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003725 Tombstone of Nicolas Babeau (in French)
  15. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003724 Lateral Altars (in French)
  16. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003723 2 Reliquaries (in French)
  17. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003722 Monstrance (in French)
  18. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003721 Processional Banner: Saint Valentine (in French)
  19. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003720 Chasuble (in French)
  20. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003719 Painting: Way of the Cross (in French)
  21. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003378 Commemorative Plaque (in French)
  22. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003377 Eagle Lectern (in French)
  23. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003376 Statuette on a Processional Staff: Virgin and child (in French)
  24. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003773 Furniture in the Church (in French)