Balnot-sur-Laignes
Balnot-sur-Laignes
Commune in Grand Est, France
Balnot-sur-Laignes (French pronunciation: [balno syʁ lɛɲ]) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Balnot-sur-Laignes | |
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War memorial | |
| Coordinates: 48°01′58″N 4°21′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Troyes |
| Canton | Les Riceys |
| Intercommunality | Barséquanais en Champagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Fournier[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.13 km2 (3.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 154 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10029 /10110 |
| Elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]
Balnot-sur-Laignes is located some 35 km south-east of Troyes and 10 km south of Bar-sur-Seine. Access to the commune is by the D452 road from Polisy in the north which passes down the eastern side of the commune just east of the village and continues south to Les Riceys. The D26 comes from Neuville-sur-Seine in the east and passes through the village continuing south-west to Bagneux-la-Fosse. The D184 from Avirey-Lingey passes through the western arm of the commune going north-west to join the D36. The commune is farmland in the east and west with a belt of dense forest through the centre.[4]
The Laignes river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Seine at Polisy.
Neighbouring communes and villages
During the French Revolution the commune, which had been called Balnot-le-Châtel, changed its name to Balnot-sur-Laignes.[5]
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| From | To | Name |
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| 1857 | Morel | |
| 1887 | Jean Baptiste Claude Edouard Tetevide | |
| 2001 | 2026 | Éric Fournier |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balnotiers or Balnotières in French.[7]
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A War Memorial for French Pacifists with the inscription "Maudite soit la guerre" (Cursed be war).
The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Painting: the three Mary (19th century)
[9] - 2 banks of Pews (18th century)[10]
- A Sculpture (1629)[11]
- A Painting: The Annunciation (19th century)[12]
- A Retable (18th century)[13]
- A Stall (18th century)[14]
- A Baptismal font (19th century)[15]
- 2 Door Panels (16th century)[16]
- A Sculpture: Christ on the Cross (16th century)[17]
- A Tombstone for Pierre-Louis Bourgeois (1771)[18]
- The main Altar and Retable (18th century)[19]
- Statues (16th century)[20]
- A Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (16th century)[21]
- A Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (16th century)[22]
- The Furniture in the Church[23]
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- Balnot-sur-Laignes in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Balnot-sur-Laignes, EHESS (in French).
- List of Mayors of France (in French)
- Le nom des habitants du 10 - Aube, habitants.fr
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003736 Painting: the three Mary (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003735 2 banks of Pews (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003734 Sculpture (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003733 Painting: The Annunciation (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003732 Retable (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003731 Stall (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003730 Baptismal font (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003729 2 Door Panels (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003389 Sculpture: Christ on the Cross (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003388 Tombstone for Pierre-Louis Bourgeois (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003387 Main Altar and Retable (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003386 Virgin and child IM10003385 Saint Catherine (disappeared) IM10003384 Saint John the Baptist IM10003383 Saint Roch IM10003380 Saint Reine IM10003379 Saint Savinien (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003382 Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003381 Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10003774 Furniture in the Church (in French)
