Amance, Aube

Amance is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.

Geography

Amance is located some 30 km east of Troyes and 10 km south of Brienne-le-Chateau. It can be accessed from Brienne-le-Chateau and Dienville in the north by road D443 which runs south to the village then through the heart of the commune south to Vendeuvre-sur-Barse. The road D112 also goes south-east to Vauchonvilliers and the D18 road goes east to Jessains.
The commune consists of farmland in the east but is heavily forested in the west to about 50% of its area. Apart from the village there is also the hamlet of La Ville aux Bois south-west of the village.
The Amance River runs through the village to the north into the Canal d'Amenee and forms part of the western boundary of the commune. A few small streams flow into it.

History

In 1825 Amance absorbed La Ville-aux-Bois-lès-Vendeuvre which should not be confused with La Ville-aux-Bois commune also in the Aube.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Amance

From	To	Name
	1857	Guichard
1995	2008	Paul Hubail
2008	2026	Jean-Michel Pietremont

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Amançois or Amançoises in French.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The Town Hall contains three items that are registered as historical objects:
*A Wardrobe
*A Louis XVI Chair
*The Furniture in the Town Hall

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint Martin is a unique Romanesque building, rebuilt in the 16th and 19th centuries.
The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

A Statue: The Virgin
Stained glass windows
A Baptismal font
A Painted Panel: Placing in the Tomb
A Bronze Bell
A Pulpit
A Tombstone
A Painting: Institution of the Rosary
A Painting: Charity of Saint Martin
A Sculpture: Christ on the Cross
A Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin
The Furniture in the Church of Saint Martin

The Parish Church of the Assumption at La Ville-aux-Bois also contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

A Tombstone of Nicolas de Rochetaillée and his wife
A Statue: Virgin and child
A Statue: Saint Sebastian
A Processional Staff: Virgin and child
A Statue: Saint Éloi
A Painting: Assumption
The main Altar, Retable, Tabernacle, and exhibition
A Statuette: Saint Nicolas
A Statuette: Saint Catherine
A Chest
A Sculpture: Christ on the Cross
A Monstrance
The Tombstone of Gaspard de Pons and his wife
A Painting: Marriage of the Virgin
A Painting: Adoration of the Magii
A Painting: Flagellation
The Tombstone of Antoine de Mertrus
The Furniture in the Church of the Assumption