Arrelles
Commune
The road into Arrelles
Location of Arrelles
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Coordinates: 48°03′02″N 4°16′36″E / 48.0506°N 4.2767°E / 48.0506; 4.2767
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Aube
Arrondissement	Troyes
Canton	Les Riceys
Intercommunality	Barséquanais en Champagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Robert Guillemin^[1]
Area ¹	14.36 km² (5.54 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	85
• Density	5.9/km² (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	10009 /10340
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arrelles (French pronunciation: [aʁɛl]) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of northern-central France.

Geography

Arrelles is located some 25 km south-east of Troyes and 15 km east of Chaource. Access to the commune is by the D36 road from Lantages in the north-west passing through the village and continuing east to Polisy. There is also the D32 road from the village to Avirey-Lingey in the south and the D84 from the village south-west to Balnot-la-Grange. East of the village is heavily forested and there are also forests in the south-west with the rest of the commune farmland.^[3]

The Sarce river flows through the centre of the commune and the village from south to north then north-east forming the border of the commune and continuing north to join the Seine at Virey-sous-Bar.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

The Town Hall

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List of Successive Mayors^[4]

From	To	Name	Party
	1857	Brunet
2001	2008	Jacques Dechannes
2008	2026	Robert Guillemin	DVD

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arrellois or Arrelloises in French.^[5]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	103	—
1975	119	+2.08%
1982	92	−3.61%
1990	85	−0.98%
1999	73	−1.68%
2007	82	+1.46%
2012	87	+1.19%
2017	86	−0.23%
Source: INSEE^[6]

Arrelles War Memorial

A street in Arrelles

Sites and monuments

The Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens

The Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens was rebuilt in 1825 based on a plan with a square choir from the 12th century and a double transept from the 16th century. The nave and bell tower porch are from the 19th century.^[7] There are many items in the church which are registered as historical objects:

Statue of San Sebastian (16th century)^[8]
Statue of Saint Peter (19th century)^[9]
A processional staff (19th century)^[10]
Statue of Saint Évêque (15th century)^[11]
Statue of Sainte Marguerite (16th century)^[12]
Louis XVI Chair (18th century)^[13]
Statue of Saint Robert (16th century)^[14]
Statue of Saint Yves between two litigants (16th century)^[15]
Altar and Retable on the north side (19th century)^[16]
Altar and Retable on the south side (19th century)^[17]
Sculpture of Christ on the Cross (16th-17th century)^[18]
Statue of the Immaculate Conception (19th century)^[19]
Paten (19th century)^[20]
Liturgical book: Psalter (17th century)^[21]
2 Reliquaries (19th century)^[22]
Processional staff of the Brotherhood of the Sacred Heart (18th century)^[23]
Ciborium (19th century)^[24]
Chalice (19th century)^[25]
Monstrance (19th century)^[26]
Statuette: Education of the Virgin (18th century)^[27]
Pulpit (19th century)^[28]
Holy water font (17th century)^[29]
Baptismal font (15th century)^[30]
Main Altar, display, tabernacle, reliquaries (19th century)^[31]
Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (16th century)^[32]
Painting: Saint Peter delivered by an angel (19th century)^[33]
Painting: Immaculate conception (19th century)^[34]

See also

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Google Maps
^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
^ Le nom des habitants du 10 - Aube, habitants.fr
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Marguerite Beau: Essay on the religious architecture of southern Champagne in Aube excluding Troyes, 1991. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: PM10003730 Statue of St. Sebastian, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: PM10003729 Statue of St. Peter, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: PM10003728 Processional Staff, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: PM10003727 Statue of St. Eveque, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: PM10003738 Statue of St. Marguerite, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: PM10000040 Louis XVI Chair, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: PM10000039 Statue of St. Robert, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: PM10000038 Statue of St. Yves, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: PM10003688 Altar & Retable North side, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: PM10003686 Altar & Retable south side, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003704 Statue of Christ on the Cross, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003703 Statue of the Immaculate conception, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003702 Paten, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003701 Liturgical Book, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003700 2 reliquaries, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003699 Processional Staff, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003698 Ciborium, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003697 Chalice, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003694 Monstrance, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003693 Statuette: Education of the Virgin, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003692 Pulpit, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003691 Holy water font, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003690 Baptismal font, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003360 Main altar, display, tabernacle, reliquaries, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003359 Sculpture: Education of the Virgin, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003689 Painting: St. Peter delivered by an angel, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: IM10003687 Painting: Immaculate conception, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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Communes of the Aube department

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