Balignicourt
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Bar-sur-Aube |
| Canton | Chavanges |
| Intercommunality | Chavengeois |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Pascal Joanot |
| Area1 | 13.06 km2 (5.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)2 | 77 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10027 / 10330 |
| Elevation | 109–166 m (358–545 ft) (avg. 111 m or 364 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Balignicourt is a French commune in the Aube department in the Champagne-Ardenne region of north-central France.
Contents
Geography
Balignicourt is located some 18 km north-west of Brienne-le-Château and 25 km south by south-west of Vitry-le-François. The northern border of the commune is the departmental boundary between Aube and Marne. Access to the commune is by the D56 from Jasseines in the west which passes through the south of the commune and the village before continuing east to Chavanges. The D156 goes north-east from the village to Margerie-Hancourt, changing to the D355 at the departmental border. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Les Ormées, Vendeuil and Les Vieilles-Vignes. The commune is entirely farmland except for a belt of forest along the river.[1]
The Meldançon river flows through the commune from east to west and continues west to join the Aube near Morembert.
Neighbouring communes and villages[1]
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Dampierre | Corbeil | Saint-Utin | |
| Jasseines |  |
Chavanges | ||
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| Aulnay | Braux |
Administration
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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| 1857 | Jules Royer | |||
| 2001 | 2008 | Marcel Diart | ||
| 2008 | 2014 | Henri Paul Joanot | ||
| 2014 | 2020 | Pascal Joanot |
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 77 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]
| 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 |
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| 209 | 189 | 167 | 208 | 285 | 215 | 223 | 204 | 220 |
| 1856 | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 |
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| 233 | 228 | 230 | 215 | 209 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 180 |
| 1901 | 1906 | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 |
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| 167 | 161 | 172 | 149 | 164 | 162 | 180 | 190 | 144 |
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 153 | 147 | 111 | 93 | 94 | 85 | 77 | - |
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)
Culture and heritage
Religious heritage
The commune has two religious buildings that are registered as historical monuments:
- A former Presbytery (18th century)
[3] - The Church of Saints Peter and Paul (12th century)[4] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- 2 Paintings: Saint John the Baptist and the Virgin of the Assumption (17th century)
[5] - A Group Sculpture: Christ bound with Angels and emblems (1549)[6]
- A Statue: Christ on the Cross (18th century)[7]
- A Paten (18th century)[8]
- A Collection Box (18th century)[9]
- A Wardrobe (18th century)[10]
- A Chalice (19th century)[11]
- A Door (1771)[12]
- A Baptismal font (16th century)[13]
- A Statue: Christ on the Cross (18th century)[14]
- 4 Columns (17th century)[15]
- The Furniture in the Church[16]
- Stained glass figures (16th century)[17]
- 2 Paintings: Saint John the Baptist and the Virgin of the Assumption (17th century)
- Church Picture Gallery
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Balignicourt Église (2).JPG
Church exterior
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Balignicourt Église (4).JPG
Stained glass and statue in the Church
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Balignicourt Église (5).JPG
The Church Altar
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Balignicourt Église (3).JPG
Detail on the Church
Notable people linked to the commune
- Charles Ragon de Bange (1833-1914), born in Balignicourt, invented the first effective obturator (valve closure) system for breech-loading artillery.
See also
External links
- Balignicourt on the old National Geographic Institute website (French)
- Balignicourt on Lion1906
- Balignicourt on Google Maps
- Balignicourt on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
- Balignicourt on the 1750 Cassini Map
- Balignicourt on the INSEE website (French)
- INSEE (French)
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Google Maps
- ↑ List of Mayors of France (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078028 Presbytery (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078027 Church of Saints Peter and Paul (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003619 2 Paintings: Saint John the Baptist and the Virgin of the Assumption (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000121 Group Sculpture: Christ bound with Angels and emblems (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003189 Statue: Christ on the Cross (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002853 Paten (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002852 Collection Box (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002851 Wardrobe (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002850 Chalice (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002849 Door (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002773 Baptismal font (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002770 Statue: Christ on the Cross (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10002697 4 Columns (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003290 Furniture in the Church (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10000735 Bay 12 IM10000734 Bay 9 IM10000733 Bay 8 IM10000732 Bay 4 (French)
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