Channes

Channes
Location of Channes
Channes
Channes
Coordinates: 47°56′29″N 4°15′20″E / 47.9414°N 4.2556°E / 47.9414; 4.2556
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentAube
ArrondissementTroyes
CantonLes Riceys
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Annie Morel[1]
Area
1
14.26 km2 (5.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
108
 • Density7.57/km2 (19.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
10079 /10340
Elevation308 m (1,010 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Channes (French pronunciation: [ʃan]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.

History

  • Channes is mentioned in 1151 as Chaunnes in a charter of Quincy Abbey, then in 1219 as Cheonnaium in a cartulary of Molesme Abbey, and in 1381 as Chaonnes (fealty and homage rendered by several lords; the current name "Channes" appears from the 17th century).

A bailiff appointed by Molesme Abbey administered justice in the 17th and 18th centuries.

"On December 26, 1790, Calmelet, parish priest of Channes, blessed an iron cross at the edge of the village, on the road to Riceys... The entire parish was in procession, and the ceremony was conducted with all the solemnity required on such occasions and with great piety and reverence..."

Local culture and heritage

Places and monuments

  • Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Channes.
  • The Saint Anne Fountain in Channes: Before following the Sarce River, clever children can take the opportunity to visit Channes and drink the water from the Saint Anne Fountain, which is said to prevent contagious diseases.

Heraldry

Party: 1st Or, an oak tree vert trunked tenné, 2nd Gules, a fleur-de-lis argent, stamens or; all on a chief azure a bend argent cotised by two gold bars potent counter-potent inwardly.

Town Hall document, 2025.
Author: Jean-François Binon



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 180—    
1975 178−0.16%
1982 166−0.99%
1990 148−1.42%
1999 143−0.38%
2009 126−1.26%
2014 113−2.15%
2020 133+2.75%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE