Herbisse
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Herbisse | |
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.jpg) The church in Herbisse | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Herbisse  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°37′27″N 4°06′47″E / 48.6242°N 4.1131°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Troyes |
| Canton | Arcis-sur-Aube |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Lambert[1] |
| Area 1 | 22.04 km2 (8.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 151 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10172 /10700 |
| Elevation | 98–120 m (322–394 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Herbisse (French pronunciation: [ɛʁbis]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
[edit]Herbisse is a small village in the Champagne crayeuse located on a stream call l'Herbissonne. Most of the village's land is used for agriculture.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 238 | — |
| 1968 | 242 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 192 | −20.7% |
| 1982 | 170 | −11.5% |
| 1990 | 168 | −1.2% |
| 1999 | 149 | −11.3% |
| 2008 | 180 | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 179 | −0.6% |
| 2012 | 176 | −1.7% |
Monuments
[edit]- The Roman Catholic Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary
- The Memorial dedicated to the soldiers from the village who dies in World War I and World War II.
- the Tombstones of 7 Royal Air Force airmen (5 of the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve and 2 from the Royal New Zealand Air Force) of the 49 Squadron Bomber Command. They died on 19 July 1944 when their Lancaster Mk III (Number JB178) crashed. The crew was on its 27th mission.[3]
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The Memorial located in front of the church, in the cemetery -
The Virgin Mary in the front of the church -
The church tower -
Royal Air Force tombstones in the cemetery
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "49th Squadron Association gravesite page". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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