Aube

**Aube** is a department in northeast France named after the Aube river. The prefecture (capital) of Aube is Troyes.

## History

Aube is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Troyes as its capital. It was divided in six districts: Nogent-sur-Seine, Arcis-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Seine, Ervy, and Troyes.

In 1800, with the creation of the _arrondissements_ in France, the six districts were changed into five _arrondissements_: Arcis-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Seine, Nogent-sur-Seine and Troyes.

After the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the department was occupied by the Russian army from June 1815 to November 1818.

On 10 September 1926, the _arrondissements_ of Arcis-sur-Aube et Bar-sur-Seine were eliminated.

## Geography

The Aube department is in the southwest of the Grand Est region. It is surrounded by 5 departments in 3 regions:
- Grand Est region
    - Marne (north)
    - Haute-Marne (east)
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
    - Côte-d'Or (south)
    - Yonne (west)
- Île-de-France region
    - Seine-et-Marne (northwest)

The area of Aube is . Its highest point is in the _Bois du Mont_ in the _commune_ Champignol-lez-Mondeville in the southeast of the department. It is  high (),. The lowest point is  high in the _commune_ La Motte-Tilly in the west of the department.

The main rivers in the department are the Seine, the Aube (tributary of the Seine), the Amance (tributary of the Armançon), and the Vanne (a tributary of the Yonne).

### Climate

The area around Troyes, at an altitude of about , has few extremes of temperature. The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Troyes is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb".

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Troyes is . The month with the most precipitation on average is November with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Troyes is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

## Administration

Aube is managed by the _Departmental Council of Aube_ in Troyes. The department is part of the Grand Est region.

### Administrative divisions

There are 3 _arrondissements_ (districts), 17 _cantons_ and 431 _communes_ (municipalities) in Aube.

|INSEE code !! Arrondissement !! Capital !! Population (2014) !! width="50px" | Area (km²) !! Density (Inh./km²) !! _Communes_|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|101|Bar-sur-Aube|Bar-sur-Aube|28,733|1,193.3||104|
|102|Nogent-sur-Seine|Nogent-sur-Seine|54,177|1,245.3||80|
|123|Troyes|Troyes|225,184|3,565.7||247|

This is a list of the 17 cantons of the Aube department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

1. Aix-en-Othe <small>(1001)</small>
1. Arcis-sur-Aube <small>(1002)</small>
1. Bar-sur-Aube <small>(1003)</small>
1. Bar-sur-Seine <small>(1004)</small>
1. Brienne-le-Château <small>(1005)</small>
1. Creney-près-Troyes <small>(1006)</small>
1. Nogent-sur-Seine <small>(1007)</small>
1. Les Riceys <small>(1008)</small>
1. Romilly-sur-Seine <small>(1009)</small>
1. Saint-André-les-Vergers <small>(1010)</small>
1. Saint-Lyé <small>(1011)</small>
1. Troyes-1 <small>(1012)</small>
1. Troyes-2 <small>(1013)</small>
1. Troyes-3 <small>(1014)</small>
1. Troyes-4 <small>(1015)</small>
1. Troyes-5 <small>(1016)</small>
1. Vendeuvre-sur-Barse <small>(1017)</small>

## Demographics

People who live in Aube are called _Aubois_ (women: _Auboises_).

Aube had a population, in 2014, of 308,094, for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>. The _arrondissement_ of Troyes, with 225,184 inhabitants, is the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants.

**Evolution of the population in Aube**

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the Aube department are:

|City|Population <small>(2014)</small>|Arrondissement|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Troyes|60,750|Troyes|
|Romilly-sur-Seine|14,303|Nogent-sur-Seine|
|La Chapelle-Saint-Luc|12,428|Troyes|
|Saint-André-les-Vergers|11,860|Troyes|
|Sainte-Savine|10,134|Troyes|
|Saint-Julien-les-Villas|6,891|Troyes|
|Nogent-sur-Seine|5,955|Nogent-sur-Seine|
|Bar-sur-Aube|5,014|Bar-sur-Aube|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Aube department
- Communes of the Aube department

## Other websites

- Departmental Council website
- Prefecture of the Aube department
- Tourism in Aube en Champagne

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Aube
- **type**: Departments of France, Department
- **image skyline**: Prefecture de nuit.jpg
- **image alt**: Prefecture of the Aube department
- **image caption**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture building of the Aube department, in Troyes
- **image flag**: Drapeau fr département Aube.svg
- **flag size**: 125px
- **image shield**: Blason département fr Aube.svg
- **shield size**: 80px
- **image map**: Aube-Position.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Aube in France
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: France
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of France, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Grand Est
- **established title**: Département
- **established date**: 4 March 1790
- **seat type**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture
- **seat**: Troyes
- **parts type**: Prefectures in France, Subprefectures
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: Bar-sur-Aube
- **p2**: Nogent-sur-Seine
- **leader title**: President of the Departmental Council, President
- **leader name**: Philippe Pichery
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 6004.2
- **population total**: 308094
- **population as of**: 2014
- **population density km2**: auto
- **blank name sec2**: Arrondissements of France, Arrondissements
- **blank info sec2**: 3
- **blank1 name sec2**: Cantons in France, Cantons
- **blank1 info sec2**: 17
- **blank2 name sec2**: Communes in France, Communes
- **blank2 info sec2**: 431
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **iso code**: FR-10