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AUBE , a department ofSee also: north-eastern See also: France, bounded N. by the department of See also: Marne, N.W. by See also: Seine-et-Marne, W. by See also: Yonne, S. by Yonne and Cote-d'Or, and E. by Haute-Marne; it was formed in 1790 from Basse-See also: Champagne, and a small portion of See also: Burgundy
.
See also: Area, 2326 sq. m
.
Pop
.
(1906) 243,670
.
The department belongs to the Seine See also: basin, and is watered chiefly by the Seine and the Aube
.
These See also: rivers follow the general slope of the department, which is from See also: south-See also: east, where the Bois du Mont (1200 ft.), the highest point, is situated, to north-west
.
The See also: southern and eastern districts are fertile and well wooded
.
The See also: remainder of the department, with the exception of a more broken and picturesque See also: district in the extreme north-west, forms See also: part of the sterile and monotonous plain known as Champagne Pouilleuse
.
The See also: climate is mild but See also: damp
.
The See also: annual rainfall over the greater part varies from 24 to 28 in.; but in the extreme south-east it at times reaches a height of 36 in
.
Aube is an agricultural department; more than one-third of its See also: surface consists of arable See also: land of which the chief products are See also: wheat and oats, and next to them See also: rye, See also: barley and potatoes; vegetables are extensively cultivated in the valleys of the Seine and the Aube
.
The See also: vine flourishes chiefly on the hills of the south-east; the wines of See also: Les Riceys, See also: Bar-sur-Aube, See also: Bouilly and Laines-aux-Bois are most esteemed
.
The See also: river valleys abound in natural pasture, and See also: sainfoin, lucerne and other See also: forage crops are largely grown; cattle-raising is an important source of See also: wealth, and the cheeses of See also: Troyes are well known
.
There are excellent nurseries and orchards in the neighbourhood of Troyes, Bar-sur-Seine, Wry-our-Seine and Brienne
.
See also: Chalk, from which blanc de Troyes is manufactured, and See also: clay are abundant; and there are peat workings and quarries of See also: building-See also: stone and
See also: limestone
.
The spinning and See also: weaving of See also: cotton and the manufacture of See also: hosiery, of both of which Troyes is the centre, are the See also: main See also: industries of the department; there are also a large number of distilleries, tanneries, oil See also: works, tile and brick works, See also: flour-mills, saw-mills and dye-works
.
The Eastern railway has works at Romilly, and there are iron works at See also: Clairvaux and wire-See also: drawing works at Plaines; but owing to the See also: absence of See also: coal and iron mines, See also: metal working is of small importance
.
The exports of Aube consist of See also: timber, cereals, agricultural products, hosiery, See also: wine, dressed pork, &c.; its imports include wool and raw cotton, coal and machinery, especially looms
.
The department is served by the Eastern railway, of which the main See also: line to Belfort crosses it
.
The river Aube is navigable for 28 m
.
(from Arcis-sur-Aube to its confluence with the Seine); the Canal de la Haute-Seine extends beside the Seine from Bar-sur-Seine to Marcilly (just outside the department) a distance of 46 m.; below Marcilly the Seine is canalized
.
Aube is divided into 5 arrondissements with 26 cantons and 446 communes
.
It falls within the educational circumscription (academie) of See also: Dijon and the military circumscription of the XX. army corps; its See also: court of See also: appeal is in See also: Paris
.
It constitutes the diocese of Troyes and part of the archiepiscopal province of See also: Sens
.
The capital of the department is Troyes; of the arrondissements the capitals are Troyes, Bar-sur-Aube, Arcis-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Seine and Nogent-sur-Seine . The architecture of the department is chiefly displayed in its churches, many of which possess stainedSee also: glass of the 16th century
.
Besides the See also: cathedral and other churches of Troyes, those of Mussy-sur-Seine (13th century), Chaource (16th century) and Nogent-sur-Seine (15th and 16th
centuries), are of note
.
The abbey buildings of Clairvaux are the type of the Cistercian abbey
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