Ville-sous-la-Ferté

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Ville-sous-la-Ferté
Commune
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Coordinates: 48°07′19″N4°47′27″E / 48.1219°N 4.7908°E / 48.1219; 4.7908
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) Gérard Picod [1]
Area
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19.77 km2 (7.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
905
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
10426 /10310
Elevation208 m (682 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ville-sous-la-Ferté (French pronunciation: [vilsulafɛʁte] ) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region in north-central France.

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The best-known landmark of Ville-sous-la-Ferté is the nearby ruin of Clairvaux Abbey, now the site of Clairvaux Prison.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,854—    
1975 1,579−2.27%
1982 1,570−0.08%
1990 1,451−0.98%
1999 1,276−1.42%
2009 1,189−0.70%
2014 1,084−1.83%
2020 907−2.93%
Source: INSEE [3]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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