Nogent-sur-Seine
| Nogent-sur-Seine | ||
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Watermill on the Seine | ||
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  Nogent-sur-Seine | ||
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region  Nogent-sur-Seine | ||
| Coordinates: 48°29′39″N 3°30′12″E / 48.4942°N 3.5033°ECoordinates: 48°29′39″N 3°30′12″E / 48.4942°N 3.5033°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Aube | |
| Arrondissement | Nogent-sur-Seine | |
| Canton | Nogent-sur-Seine | |
| Intercommunality | Nogentais | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Hugues Fadin | |
| Area1 | 20.08 km2 (7.75 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 5,992 | |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10268 / 10400 | |
| Elevation | 60–113 m (197–371 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Nogent-sur-Seine (French: [nɔ.ʒɑ̃.syʁ.sɛn]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. The headquarters of The Soufflet Group is located here.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 3,174 | — |
| 1800 | 3,201 | +0.9% |
| 1806 | 3,158 | −1.3% |
| 1821 | 2,926 | −7.3% |
| 1831 | 3,277 | +12.0% |
| 1836 | 3,355 | +2.4% |
| 1841 | 3,383 | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 3,515 | +3.9% |
| 1851 | 3,469 | −1.3% |
| 1856 | 3,486 | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 3,530 | +1.3% |
| 1866 | 3,641 | +3.1% |
| 1872 | 3,474 | −4.6% |
| 1876 | 3,435 | −1.1% |
| 1881 | 3,469 | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 3,652 | +5.3% |
| 1891 | 3,704 | +1.4% |
| 1896 | 3,723 | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 3,818 | +2.6% |
| 1906 | 3,829 | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 3,976 | +3.8% |
| 1921 | 3,373 | −15.2% |
| 1926 | 3,611 | +7.1% |
| 1931 | 3,683 | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 3,631 | −1.4% |
| 1946 | 3,589 | −1.2% |
| 1954 | 3,333 | −7.1% |
| 1962 | 3,777 | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 4,447 | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 4,671 | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 5,009 | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 5,505 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 5,963 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 6,060 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 5,992 | −1.1% |
Personalities
Camille Claudel lived in Nogent-sur-Seine with her family from 1876 to 1879.
Frédéric Moreau, the hero of Gustave Flaubert's novel Sentimental Education, is a native of Nogent-sur-Seine.
International relations
Nogent-sur-Seine is twinned with:
- Rielasingen-Worblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - since 1973
- Joal-Fadiouth, Senegal - 1987
See also
- Communes of the Aube department
- List of medieval bridges in France
- The works of Paul Dubois- French sculptor
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nogent-sur-Seine. |
- Official town website (French)
- Dubois-Boucher Museum in Nogent-sur-Seine (French)
- Félix Charpentier. Sculpture in musée Paul Dubois-Alfred Boucher
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