Baroville | |
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 The town hall in Baroville | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Baroville  | |
  Baroville  Baroville | |
| Coordinates:48°11′35″N4°43′19″E / 48.1931°N 4.7219°E /48.1931; 4.7219 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Bar-sur-Aube |
| Canton | Bar-sur-Aube |
| Intercommunality | Région de Bar sur Aube |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Marie-Noëlle Rigollot[1] |
Area 1 | 17.32 km2 (6.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 268 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10032 /10200 |
| Elevation | 200–260 m (660–850 ft) (avg. 219 m or 719 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Baroville (French pronunciation:[baʁɔvil]) is acommune in theAubedepartment in theGrand Est region of north-centralFrance.[3]
The inhabitants of the commune are known asBarovillois orBarovilloises.[4]
Baroville is located some 25 km west by north-west ofChaumont and 5 km south-east ofBar-sur-Aube. Access to the commune is by the D70 road fromSaint-Usage in the south-west which passes through the commune and the village and continues north to join the D396 north of the commune. The D170 goes east from the village to join the D396 on the eastern border of the commune where the D396 goes south forming part of this border. The commune is farmland in the west centre and forested in the east with the edge of a large forest on the western side.[5][6]
The riverAube passes close to the eastern border of the commune but does not touch the commune.[5][6]
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The village is mentioned in 1095 under the nameBasnoville orBarosvilla.[7]
The names in allMerovingian andCarolingian areas that end in-ville are derived from the Low Latinvilla meaning "farm" or "domain" preceded by a Germanic personal name is most often the case. This is the case forBaro according to and Ernest Nègre and Albert Dauzat.[7][8]
The name is homonymous withBarville, Normandy. The person's name is also found inBaromesnil, a commune ofUpper Normandy.
Baroville appears asBaroville on the 1750Cassini Map[9] and the same on the 1790 version.[10]
In 1789 Baroville came under the stewardship of theGénéralité de Châlons, the Electoral district ofBar-sur-Aube, the bailiwick ofChaumont and the Chatellerie ofJaucourt. During the intermediate period in theFrench Revolution the commune was part of the canton ofCouvignon untilYear IX. It was part of theDiocese of Langres and the Deanery of Bar-sur-Aube.
| Blazon: Sable, a bend chequy Argent and Gules of 2 tiers; in chief Vert debruised by a crozier Or itself debruised by the bend, between in chief two bunches of grapes the same stalked and leaved Argent. |
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| From | To | Name |
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| 1857 | Boucard | |
| 2001 | 2026 | Marie-Noëlle Rigollot |
In 2017 the commune had 306 inhabitants.
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Viticulture is the main activity of the village. Baroville is one of 320 municipalities eligible for theAppellation d'origine contrôlée "Champagne". With its 217 hectares (Source: CIVC 2006) Baroville has the largest vineyards in theBar-sur-Aube area and has over fifty vineyards. The vines are planted on a series of six valleys and include the traditional grape varieties (90%Pinot Noir, 2%Pinot Meunier and 8%Chardonnay).
The commune is the location of a fortified house in the valley of Morvaux which was the summer residence of theAbbots of Clairvaux in the 18th century. It was destroyed during theFrench Revolution.
TheParish Church of Saint Stephen (18th century) has been rebuilt and has preserved the apse of the old church from the end of the 12th century. It contains a very large number of objects that are registered as historical objects.[14]
