Barbuise | |
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 Location of Barbuise | |
  Barbuise  Barbuise | |
| Coordinates:48°33′32″N3°34′39″E / 48.5589°N 3.5775°E /48.5589; 3.5775 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Nogent-sur-Seine |
| Canton | Nogent-sur-Seine |
| Intercommunality | Nogentais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alain Boyer[1] |
Area 1 | 18.09 km2 (6.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 433 |
| • Density | 23.9/km2 (62.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10031 /10400 |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Barbuise (French pronunciation:[baʁbɥiz]) is acommune in theAubedepartment in theGrand Est region of north-centralFrance.[3]
Barbuise is located some 45 km north-west ofTroyes and 20 km east ofProvins. Access to the commune is by the D40 fromLa Villeneuve-au-Châtelot in the east which passes through the heart of the commune south of the village and continues west then south-west to join the D40A toChalautre-la-Grande. The D52 comes fromVillenauxe-la-Grande in the north and passes through the village before continuing south-east toPont-sur-Seine. The D97 goes north-west from the village toMontpothier. The D174 branches off the D97 west of the village and goes north toPlessis-Barbuise. The D197 connects the D40 and the D97 in the west of the commune. The commune is almost all farmland with many lakes occupying a significant area of land in a belt across the commune and in the south-east.[4][5]
TheCanal de Courtavant crosses the south-east of the commune from south-west to north-east. TheNoxe river flows from the north passing near the village and joins the canal. TheCanal de Soulaunoy joins the Noxe south-west of the village.[4]
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The area of the commune has been occupied since ancient times as evidenced by many archaeological discoveries andmegaliths in the commune.
Barbuise appears asBarbuiſe on the 1750Cassini Map[6] and asBarbuise on the 1790 version.[7]
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| From | To | Name |
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| 1857 | Dupont | |
| 1887 | Célestin Denis | |
| 2001 | 2026 | Alain Boyer |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asBarbisiens orBarbisiennes in French.[9]
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is registered as an historical monument.[12] were a part ofCerny culture.
