Aix-en-Othe
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The Victor Baltard style Hall (19th century)
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 48°13′27″N 3°44′07″E / 48.2242°N 3.7353°ECoordinates: 48°13′27″N 3°44′07″E / 48.2242°N 3.7353°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Aube | |
| Arrondissement | Troyes | |
| Canton | Aix-en-Othe | |
| Intercommunality | Pays Othe Aixois | |
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| • Mayor (-) | - | |
| Area1 | 34.76 km2 (13.42 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013)2 | 2,463 | |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10003 /10160 | |
| Elevation | 124–246 m (407–807 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 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.
Aix-en-Othe is a former commune in the Aube department in the Champagne-Ardennes region of north-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis. It is the seat of Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis, and of the canton of Aix-en-Othe.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aixois or Aixoises
The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Aix-en-Othe is located in the western part of the department of the Aube, 25 km west of Troyes 30 km and 40 km east of Sens. It is in the Nosle valley: the Nosle is a tributary of the Vanne river. The motorway E54/E511/A5 passes west to east about 2 km north of the commune. The road D374 comes south from the motorway to the town and passes through the commune to Villemoiron-en-Othe. Several other district roads pass through the commune: the D31 from the west and continuing to the north, the D77 and D139 from the south, the D194 from the south-east and the D121 from the east. The nearest railway station is outside the commune about 3 km north of the town near Villemaur-sur-Vanne accessible from the D374 road.
The Nosle stream flows through the commune from the south-east to the north-west and into the Vanne river. There are forests in the south and north of the commune which is mostly farmland. There are a number of hamlets in the commune. These are: La Vove, Le Jarc, Druisy, Pitoite, Les Cornees Alexandre, Les Cornees Lalliat, La Bouillant, Le Mineroy, and Les Chevreux in the southern corner.
Azure, with band of Argent between two cotices potent counter potent of Or, bordure barry wavy of 4 argent and azure, in chief Or charged with an eagle double-headed of sable.
List of Successive Mayors of Aix-en-Othe
(Not all data is known)
Aix-en-Othe has twinning associations with:
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