- Arcis-sur-Aube
French commune
nomcommune=Arcis-sur-Aube
région=Champagne-Ardenne
département=Aube
arrondissement=Troyes
canton=Arcis-sur-Aube
insee=10006
cp=10700
maire=Serge Lardin
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Arcis-sur-Aube
longitude=4.13972222222
latitude=48.5347222222
alt moy=92 m
alt mini=
alt maxi=
hectares=949
km²=9.49
sans=2841
date-sans=1999
dens=299
date-dens=1999Arcis-sur-Aube is a commune in the
Aube department in north-centralFrance , 17 miles or 27 km north ofTroyes .History
The
Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube was fought there onMarch 21 ,1814 .Demographics
Démographie
1962= 2856
1968= 3213
1975= 3390
1982= 3216
1990= 2855
1999= 2841
sansdoublescomptes= 1962Industries
Besides many big farms producing all sorts of cereals, the sugar industry has a big plant there: [http://www.cristal-union.fr/ Cristal Union]
Miscellaneous
* Arcis-sur-Aube was the birthplace of
Georges Danton (1759 –1794 ).
* Arcis-sur-Aube is linked toGomaringen . This partnership has been established in1976 .ee also
*
Communes of the Aube department References
"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."
External links
* [http://www.arcis-sur-aube.com/ Official Website]
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