Avant-lès-Marcilly
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Avant-lès-Marcilly (Script error: No such module "IPA"., literally Avant near Marcilly) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Geography
Avant-lès-Marcilly is located some 40 km north-west of Troyes and 32 km south-east of Provins. Access to the commune is by road D54 from Nogent-sur-Seine in the north-west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Marcilly-le-Hayer. The D52 come from Soligny-les-Étangs in the west and passes through the village continuing to Ferreux-Quincey in the north-east. The D23 branches from the D54 in the south of the commune and goes to Saint-Lupien in the south-east. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Les Ormeaux, Le Mesnil, and Tremblay. There are some forests in the east of the commune but the rest is farmland.[2]
The Ru du Gué de l'Éspine rises near the village and flows west to join the Orvin at Soligny-les-Etangs.[2]
Neighbouring communes and villages
History
The origins of the commune can be dated back to about the time of construction of the church in the 12th and 13th centuries. There are also gravestones with the oldest dating to the 13th century. This fief belonged to Angenoust at the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century and was under Nogent-sur-Seine.
Many older historic remains are still visible in the area such as menhirs (the Marguerite Stone and the Pierre-au-Coq) and dolmens (next to Les Ormeaux).
Administration
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| From | To | Name |
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| 1900 | 1904 | Stanislas Banry |
| 1904 | 1908 | Aristide Benoit |
| 1908 | 1919 | Jules Bellemere |
| 1919 | 1935 | Aristide Benoit |
| 1935 | 1941 | Emile Boulanger |
| 1941 | 1965 | Jean Bosuat |
| 1965 | 1971 | Clauzel Collot |
| 1971 | 1977 | Jean-Paul Godier |
| 1977 | 1995 | Bernard Dalle |
| 1995 | 2008 | Jean-Paul Renard |
| 2008 | 2014 | Jean-Louis Marcilly |
| 2014 | 2020 | Chantal Frou |
| 2020 | 2026 | Michel Dalle |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avants or Avantes in French.[4]
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Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has one site that is registered as an historical monument:
- A Menhir called the Pierre-au-Coq (Neolithic)Template:Mérimée Icon[5]
- Other points of interest
- The Marguerite Stone
- The Grooves of Côte des Ormeaux
- The Commonwealth War Cemetery
Religious heritage
The Church of the Assumption. Avant-lès-Marcilly was a former seat for a priest under the conferment of the Bishop of Troyes. The church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin. It is sandstone and was started on the western side in the 12th century. The bell tower and the west portal are novel. The Romanesque nave was rebuilt in the 18th century. The eastern part of the church is early gothic.[6]
The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
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- The Tombstone of François de Palluet (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon[7]
- The Tombstone of a lady of Angenoust (1567)Template:Palissy Icon[8]
- The Tombstone of an Abbot (13th century)Template:Palissy Icon[9]
- The Seat of Héloïse (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon[10]
- A Statue: Saint Vincent (16th century)Template:Palissy Icon[11]
- A Secondary Altar and Retable on the south side (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[12]
- A Secondary Altar and Retable (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[13]
- An Ampule for holy oil (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[14]
- 2 Statuettes: Angels holding a crown (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[15]
- A Paten (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[16]
- A Paten (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[17]
- A Chalice (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[18]
- A Chalice (18th century)Template:Palissy Icon[19]
- A Chalice (1882)Template:Palissy Icon[20]
- A Cope (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[21]
- A Cope (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[22]
- A Cope (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[23]
- A Processional Banner (1895)Template:Palissy Icon[24]
- A Processional Banner: Notre-Dame d'Avant (20th century)Template:Palissy Icon[25]
- A Statue: Christ on the Cross (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon[26]
- A Tombstone (1539)Template:Palissy Icon[27]
- Baptismal fonts (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[28]
- A Processional Staff (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon[29]
- A Processional Staff: Saint Eloi (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon[30]
- A Processional Staff: Saint Anne and the Virgin (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon[31]
- An Altar Painting: Saint Bishop (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[32]
- An Altar Painting: Pursuit of Saint Hubert (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[33]
Picture Gallery
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The Church of Avant-lès-Marcilly.
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The Church of Avant-lès-Marcilly.
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The Megalithic enclosure in the Avant-lès-Marcilly cemetery.
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Plaque in gratitude to the inhabitants of Avant-lès-Marcilly.
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Commonwealth War Graves sign.
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The military square in Avant-lès-Marcilly.
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The tomb of Sergeant Turnbull in the Commonwealth War Cemetery.
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The tomb of Sergeant Turnbull's wife (died 2005).
Notable people linked to the commune
- Jean Grosjean,[34] man of letters.
See also
References
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External links
- Avant-lès-Marcilly official websiteScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:In lang
- Avant-lès-Marcilly on the old IGN website Template:In lang
- Ceremonies on 14 July 2013 for Jean-Louis Marcilly, Mayor of the village from 2008 to 2014 (born in 1947 and died on 30 March 2014) Template:In lang
- Avant-lès-Marcilly on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Template:In lang
- Avant on the 1750 Cassini Map
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