Aulnay (, pronounced ɔnɛ, the "l" is mute) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Geography Aulnay is located some 28 km east by south-east of Arcis-sur-Aube, 16 km north-west of Brienne-le-Château, and 50 km west by south-west of Saint-Dizier. Access to the commune is by the D 35 road from Jasseines in the north which passes through the west of the commune and the village before it continues south to Chalette-sur-Voire. The D 5 road comes from Brillecourt in the west and passes through the village before continuing east to Braux. South of the village is the hamlet of Petit Aulnay. Apart from a belt of trees along the river the commune is entirely farmland.Google Maps
The Ravet river flows through the commune from east to west forming part of the south-facing border in both the east and west of the commune before continuing west to join the Aube at Brillecourt.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 1857 Bonnot 2001 2026 Jacky Cartier
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aulnaysiens in French.Le nom des habitants du 10 - Aube, habitants.fr
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage The town hall contains 4 Stained glass windows (16th century) which are registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Religious heritage
The Church of Saint-Rémy was built in the 16th century but collapsed in recent years. There are only the remains of the Romansesque Nave which was rebuilt in the 18th century.Marguerite Beau, Essay on the religious architecture of southern Champagne in Aube including Troyes, 1991
The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: A Tombstone (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy (destroyed) An Eagle Lectern (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tabernacle (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Saint-Rémy (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Sainte-Savine (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statuette: Saint-Jean-Baptiste (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy (disappeared) A Statue: Saint-Roch (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statuette: Saint-Antoine (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Virgin and Child (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Inscription (1681)Ministry of Culture, Palissy (destroyed) An Altar (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Stoup (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Furniture in the ChurchMinistry of Culture, Palissy
See also Communes of the Aube department
References
External links Aulnay on the old IGN website Aulnay on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Aulnay on the 1750 Cassini Map