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Chaource

Chaource
Chaource Eglise.JPG
Coat of arms of Chaource
Coat of arms
Chaource is located in France
Chaource
Chaource
Coordinates: 48°03′34″N 4°08′20″E / 48.0594°N 4.1389°E / 48.0594; 4.1389Coordinates: 48°03′34″N 4°08′20″E / 48.0594°N 4.1389°E / 48.0594; 4.1389
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Aube
Arrondissement Troyes
Canton Chaource
Intercommunality Chaourçois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Pouillot
Area1 31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 1,154
 • Density 37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 10080 /10210
Elevation 134–233 m (440–764 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chaource is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.

A cheese is named after this town. See Chaource cheese.

In the Chaource parish church there is a sculpture by The Maitre de Chaource.


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