Baroville (French pronunciation: [baʁɔvil]) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.[3]
Baroville | |
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 The town hall in Baroville | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Baroville  | |
  Baroville  Baroville | |
| Coordinates: 48°11′35″N 4°43′19″E / 48.1931°N 4.7219°E | |
| 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 (2021)[2] | 285 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (43/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. | |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barovillois or Barovilloises.[4]
Geography
editBaroville is located some 25 km west by north-west of Chaumont and 5 km south-east of Bar-sur-Aube. Access to the commune is by the D70 road from Saint-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 river Aube passes close to the eastern border of the commune but does not touch the commune.[5][6]
Toponymy
editThe village is mentioned in 1095 under the name Basnoville or Barosvilla.[7]
The names in all Merovingian and Carolingian areas that end in -ville are derived from the Low Latin villa meaning "farm" or "domain" preceded by a Germanic personal name is most often the case. This is the case for Baro according to and Ernest Nègre and Albert Dauzat.[7][8]
The name is homonymous with Barville, Normandy. The person's name is also found in Baromesnil, a commune of Upper Normandy.
History
editBaroville appears as Baroville on the 1750 Cassini Map[9] and the same on the 1790 version.[10]
In 1789 Baroville came under the stewardship of the Généralité de Châlons, the Electoral district of Bar-sur-Aube, the bailiwick of Chaumont and the Chatellerie of Jaucourt. During the intermediate period in the French Revolution the commune was part of the canton of Couvignon until Year IX. It was part of the Diocese of Langres and the Deanery of Bar-sur-Aube.
Heraldry
edit| 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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Administration
edit| From | To | Name |
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| 1857 | Boucard | |
| 2001 | 2026 | Marie-Noëlle Rigollot |
Demography
editIn 2017 the commune had 306 inhabitants.
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Economy
editViticulture is the main activity of the village. Baroville is one of 320 municipalities eligible for the Appellation d'origine contrôlée "Champagne". With its 217 hectares (Source: CIVC 2006) Baroville has the largest vineyards in the Bar-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).
Culture and heritage
editCivil heritage
editThe commune is the location of a fortified house in the valley of Morvaux which was the summer residence of the Abbots of Clairvaux in the 18th century. It was destroyed during the French Revolution.
Religious heritage
editThe Parish 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]
Notable people linked to the commune
edit- Edme Mongin (1668–1746), bishop of Bazas and member of the Académie française was born in Baroville.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Inhabitants of Aube (in French)
- ^ a b c Baroville on Google Maps
- ^ a b Baroville on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- ^ a b Ernest Nègre, General Toponymy of France, Librairie Droz, 1990, Vol II, 676 pages, p. 926, ISBN 9782600001335 (in French).
- ^ Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, Etymological Dictionary of place names in France, Larousse, Paris, 1963 (in French)
- ^ Baroville on the 1750 Cassini Map
- ^ Baroville on the 1790 Cassini Map
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Baroville, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Base Palissy: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)