Bayel

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Bayel (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.[2]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bayellois or Bayelloises.[3]

The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[4]

Geography

Bayel is located some 23 km west by north-west of Chaumont and 25 km south-east of Brienne-le-Château. Access to the commune is by the D396 from Ville-sous-la-Ferté in the south which passes through the commune just west of the village and continues north-west to Bar-sur-Aube. The D170 goes from the village to join the D396 then south and west to Baroville. The D47 goes north-east from the village to Lignol-le-Château. The TER Grand Est railway from Troyes to Chalindrey passes through the commune coming from Bar-sur-Aube station in the north-west and continuing to Bricon station in the south-east with no station in the commune. The commune is mostly forest with some farmland following the railway line in the west of the commune.[5][6]

The river Aube flows through the commune and the village forming part of the northern border as it flows north-west to eventually join the Seine at Marcilly-sur-Seine. The Ru du Gravelin rises just east of the commune and flows west to join the Aube. The Fossé de Six Pieds flows from a small lake in the commune to the Aube.[5][6]

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Toponymy

Bayel appears as Bayel on the 1750 Cassini Map[7] and the same on the 1790 version.[8]

History

Bayel has been known for glass work since the year 1300. In 1666 Jean-Baptiste Mazzolay, a Venetian glass master, established a crystal glass works under the aegis of the religious of Clairvaux who were then owners of the premises.

King Louis XIV gave it the label Royal Manufacturer of Crystal in Bayel under letters patent due to the exclusive production and sales between Chaumont and Paris. The factory later became the Royal Crystal of Champagne. Every year thousands of visitors come to see the art of the glassmakers of Bayel.

The crystal works formerly had about 600 employees at the beginning of the 1970s but today there remain only 39.

Heraldry

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Administration

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From To Name
1857 Henri Aubertin
2001 2011 Jacky Varennes
2011 2020 Serge Roussel
2020 2026 Laurence Caillet-Meyer

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 758 inhabitants.

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Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments:

Religious heritage

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The Church of Saint Martin
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The Virgin of Pity Statue
  • The Parish Church of Saint Martin contains a large number of objects that are registered as historical objects.[15]

See also

References

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