Essoyes
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 48°03′30″N 4°32′07″E / 48.0583°N 4.5353°ECoordinates: 48°03′30″N 4°32′07″E / 48.0583°N 4.5353°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Aube | |
| Arrondissement | Troyes | |
| Canton | Essoyes | |
| Intercommunality | l'Arce et l'Ource | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Alain Cintrat | |
| Area1 | 35.57 km2 (13.73 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 745 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10141 /10360 | |
| Elevation | 175–337 m (574–1,106 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Essoyes is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Impressionist artist Auguste Renoir had a house in the town. The village, hometown of his wife Aline and model and governess of his children Gabrielle Renard, is represented in many of his paintings.
Essoyes is a quiet Champagne village located about thirty miles south of Troyes, on the banks of the Ource river. The Ource, a tributary of the Seine, was well loved by Renoir.
With 745 inhabitants, the thirteen square mile village is found at the center of Champagne's Côte des Bar, on the border of Champagne and Bourgogne.
Abbé Petel, born in Essoyes, recorded the history of the village in two volumes written in 1895.
The existence of inhabitants at the site of Essoyes on the Ource river can be traced as far back as the time of the Celts. Written evidence of the village first appeared in the ninth century. Molesme Abbey exerted a strong influence over Essoyes, as the town was solidly situated between Molesme and Clairvaux. The town was held under the proprietorship of the Sommievre family until the French Revolution.
At the center of the town once stood the ancient church of Saint-Remi, among the most remarkable Romanesque buildings in the Aube. The church was destroyed in 1855, and the current church was consecrated in 1865. Of particular note are the church's stained glass windows and organ, given by the Heriot family. The church's organ is classified as a historic monument.
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