Bailly-le-Franc

Bailly-le-Franc
Commune
The church in Bailly-le-Franc
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°31′26″N 4°39′18″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Aube
Arrondissement	Bar-sur-Aube
Canton	Brienne-le-Château
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Bourgoin
Area 1	6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	10026 /10330
Elevation	117–135 m (384–443 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bailly-le-Franc (French pronunciation: ​[baji lə fʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.

Geography

Bailly-le-Franc is located some 20 km south-west of Saint-Dizier and 15 km north-east of Brienne-le-Château. The northern border of the commune is the departmental border between Aube and Marne while the eastern border is the departmental border between Aube and Haute-Marne. Access to the commune is by the D127 road from Margerie-Hancourt in the west which passes through the centre of the commune and continues south-east, changing to the D13 at the commune border, to Droyes. The D655 comes from Outines in the north, changing to the D56 at the communal border and passing through the commune then continuing south-west to Chavanges. The south of the commune is forested with the rest farmland.

The Ruisseau de Chevry flows out of the Étang de Bailly in the west of the commune and passes through the commune towards the east before turning south to form the eastern border of the commune and the department and continuing through the Étang de la Horre to join the Voire. The Ruisseau du Pré Darras forms the northern border of the commune and the department as it flows east to join the Droye.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

From	To	Name
	1857	Demy
2001	2026	Michel Bourgoin

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 37 inhabitants.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 140 —     1800 135 −0.52% 1806 126 −1.14% 1821 130 +0.21% 1831 158 +1.97% 1836 165 +0.87% 1841 178 +1.53% 1846 172 −0.68% 1851 174 +0.23% 1856 150 −2.92% 1861 162 +1.55% 1866 150 −1.53% 1872 172 +2.31% 1876 162 −1.49% 1881 161 −0.12% 1886 155 −0.76% 1891 154 −0.13% 1896 170 +2.00%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 155 −1.83% 1906 150 −0.65% 1911 148 −0.27% 1921 108 −3.10% 1926 108 +0.00% 1931 89 −3.80% 1936 99 +2.15% 1946 89 −1.06% 1954 86 −0.43% 1962 70 −2.54% 1968 65 −1.23% 1975 44 −5.42% 1982 39 −1.71% 1990 32 −2.44% 1999 35 +1.00% 2007 31 −1.51% 2012 35 +2.46% 2017 37 +1.12%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

Sites and monuments

The Church of the Exaltation of Saint Croix

The Church of the Exaltation of Saint Croix (16th century) is registered as an historical monument. The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

• A Chair (18th century)
• A Statue: Saint Helen (16th century)
• A Stained glass window: Virgin of Pity (16th century)
• The Retable in the main altar (18th century)
• A Ciborium (18th century)
• A Paten (19th century)
• A Chalice (18th century)
• An Altar Painting: Saint Helen digging up the Cross on Golgotha (19th century)
• A Processional Staff: The Virgin (19th century)
• A Processional Staff: Sacred Heart (19th century)
• An Altar Painting: The Virgin trampling original sin underfoot (19th century)
• A Statue: Christ on the Cross (18th century)
• 2 Tapestry Medallions: Angels and Saint Paul adoring the Blessed Sacrament (18th century)
• A Baptismal font (12th century)
• The Furniture in the Church
• An Altar Painting: Constantine prostrates himself before the Cross (18th century)

See also

• Communes of the Aube department

External links

• Bailly-le-Franc on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Bailly-le-Franc on the 1750 Cassini Map