Avirey-Lingey

Avirey-Lingey
Avirey-Lingey
	Commune
	The bridge over the Sarce in Avirey-Lingey
	Location of Avirey-Lingey
	Avirey-Lingey Avirey-Lingey
	Coordinates: 48°01′35″N 4°18′03″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Aube
Arrondissement	Troyes
Canton	Les Riceys
Intercommunality	CC Barséquanais Champagne
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Magali Rebours
Area 1	17.85 km2 (6.89 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	206
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	10022 /10340
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arivey-Lingeois or Arivey-Lingeoises.[2]

Geography

Avirey-Lingey is located some 35 km south-east of Troyes and 40 km east of Saint-Florentin. Access to the commune is by the D32 road from Arrelles in the north which passes through the commune and the village and continues south to Bagneux-la-Fosse. The D142 goes west from the village to join the D3 south-west of Chaource. The D184 goes north-east from the village to join the D36 west of Polisy. The village of Lingey is to the north-west of the main village. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.[3]

The Sarce.

The Sarce river flows through the centre of the commune from south-east to north-west where it continues north to join the Seine at Virey-sous-Bar.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages[3]

Toponymy

The name Avirey comes from a Roman man's name Avirius[4]

Older versions have been attested: Avireium in 1081, Avirey in 1793, and Avirey-Luigé in 1801.[5]

History

Avirey-Lingey was created through the merger of two parishes, Avirey and Lingey, after the French revolution. A legend tells of a patron saint named Saint Phal who lived in the commune during the 6th century and is registered in the Roman Martyrology. He promoted the fertility of women.[6]

Its vineyard was appreciated by King Henri IV who invited his minister, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, to come and drink a glass of his "good wine from Avirey".[7]

During the 17th century there were only few people in the area due to epidemics and famine.

In 1872, Avirey-Lingey consisted of four holiday inns, five grocers, a mill, and a traditional oil mill.[6]

Since 2004 the municipality has launched several major projects related to the conservation and preservation of local heritage, in particular its two main buildings: the church and the town hall.[8] The church was closed in 2004 and a notice of unfitness signed in 2006.[9]

In January 2013, the Mayor announced the development of a socio-cultural hall and the repair of the roof of the Town Hall.[10]

The bell on the Town Hall

The roof of the Town Hall, which has the distinction of having a bell, was completed in 2013. Restoration work for the Church of Saint-Phal began in 2009 and continued in 2013.[8]

Administration

The Town Hall/School

As the population of the commune is between 100 and 500, the number of members of the municipal council is 11.[11]

List of Successive Mayors[12]

From	To	Name
	1857	Aubry
2001	2008	Serge Mathieu
2008	2020	Magali Rebours

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 220 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Population change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
588	721	700	830	895	902	822	760	805

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
734	764	474	676	677	641	663	620	599

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
560	515	487	409	384	359	313	326	301

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	-
282	260	212	225	198	210	-	220	-

Sources: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Population of Avirey-Lingey

Distribution of Age Groups

General View of Avirey-Lingey

Unlike national and departmental allocations, the male population of the town is greater than the female population (50.9% against 48.4% nationally and 48.2% at the departmental level).

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Avirey-Lingey and Aube Department in 2010

	Avirey-Lingey	Avirey-Lingey	Aube	Aube
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	17.5	18.3	19.1	17.6
15 to 29 Years	15.8	11.9	18.7	16.6
30 to 44 Years	25.4	25.7	19.5	18.5
45 to 59 Years	21.9	21.1	20.8	20.3
60 to 74 Years	10.5	11.9	14.7	15.1
75 to 89 Years	7.9	10.1	6.7	10.6
90 Years+	0.9	0.9	0.4	1.3

Sources:

Education

Avirey-Lingey is located in the Academy of Reims .

The commune does not administer any preschool or elementary school.[13]

Cultural events and festivities

The commune participates in the theatre festival "From one scene to another" using its multipurpose hall. The third festival was held in 2013.[14]

The "Road of Champagne Festival" is a major event that lasts two days and took place in Avirey-Lingey in 2008. The attendance record then was broken with over 30,000 visitors.

Health

There is no doctor or nurse in Avirey-Lingey. The nearest are located in Riceys.

Media

The regional daily L'Est-Éclair publication provides local information on the commune.[15]

The commune has no ADSL node connection ADSL installed, nor is it connected to a fibre optic network. Telephone lines are connected to an exchange located in Bagneux-la-Fosse.[16]

Worship

Only Catholic worship is available in Avirey-Lingey. The town is one of the seven communes grouped in the parish of "Riceys" which is one of the nine parishes in the pastoral area of "Côtes des Bar" in the diocese of Troyes. The place of worship is the parish church of Saint-Phal.[17]

Economy

Income and taxation

In 2011 the median household income tax was €34,189 which placed Avirey-Lingey at the 8933rd rank among the 31,886 communes of more than 49 households in France.[18]

In 2009 36.7% of fiscal households were not taxable.[19]

Employment

In 2009 the population aged 15–64 years was 141 people of whom there were 88.6% employable, 86.4% employed and 2.1% unemployed.[19]

There were 88 jobs in the commune compared to 81 in 1999. The number of active employed residents in the area of employment is 123, the indicator of concentration of jobs[Note 2] is 71.5% which means that the commune offers only three jobs per four employable people.[19]

Businesses and shops

On 31 December 2010 there were 53 businesses in Avirey-Lingey: 35 in agriculture-forestry-fishing, one in industry, one in construction, 13 in various trade-transport-services, and 3 were related to the administrative sector.[19]

In 2011 two new businesses were created in Avirey Lingey.[19]

In 2012, the florist was the only equipment and services business.[20]

Avirey-Lingey has been in the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone for Chaource cheese since 1970 and has had a protected designation of origin (PDO) (European equivalent) since 1996.[21]

Culture and heritage

The Church of Saint-Phal

Religious heritage

The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:

The Church of Saint Phal (16th century).[22] The church was rebuilt in the first half of the 16th century and completed in the 19th century. Before the French Revolution it was in the diocese of Langres. The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

Windows (16th century)[23]
Main Altar and Retable (19th century)[24]
A Processional friary staff: Saint Vincent (19th century)[25]
A Chasuble (19th century)[26]
A Chasuble and Stole (19th century)[27]
A Pail for Holy water (19th century)[28]
A Painting: Baptism of Christ (18th century)[29]
A Group Sculpture (16th century)[30]
A Group Sculpture: Two men (16th century)[31]
A Group Sculpture: two people sitting (16th century)[32]
A Group Sculpture: Creche (16th century)[33]
A Painting: Wayside Cross (19th century)[34]
A Processional friary staff: Saint Sacrement (18th century)[35]
A Processional friary staff: Saint Bishop (18th century)[36]
An Eagle Lectern (18th century)[37]
A Processional friary staff: Virgin (18th century)[38]
A Reliquary of Saint Fidolus (18th century)[39]

Views of the exterior of the Church of Saint-Phal.

Other sites of interest

The Chapel of Saint-Genevieve at Lingey with a Romanesque nave and choir from the 16th century. The chapel was destroyed by fire in 1722 and the repairs from 1726 to 1760 distorted the structure. The Chapel contains a number of items that are registered as historical objects:

An Altar and Retable, Tabernacle (18th century)[40]
A liturgical book: Ritual (1658)[41]
An Ampoule of Holy Oil (19th century)[42]
An Ampoule of Holy Oil (19th century)[43]
A Cabinet-tabernacle-chest in the sacristy (19th century)[44]
A Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (17th century)[45]
A Statue: Saint Genevieve (17th century)[46]
A Tabernacle: Carrying of the Cross (19th century)[47]
22 rows of Seating (18th century)[48]
The Choir enclosure: communion table (disappeared) (18th century)[49]
A Processional friary staff: Saint Genevieve (19th century)[50]
A Statue: Saint Genevieve (18th century)[51]

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