Aube, Orne Explained

Aube
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Aube 61.svg
Arrondissement:	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton:	Rai
Insee:	61008
Postal Code:	61270
Mayor:	Véronique Helleux^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Pays de L'Aigle
Coordinates:	48.7406°N 0.5478°W
Elevation M:	214
Elevation Min M:	210
Elevation Max M:	267
Area Km2:	5.74

Aube (in French pronounced as /ob/) is a commune in the Orne department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.^[2]

Population

The inhabitants are known as Albins in French.^[3]

Points of Interest

• Musée de la Comtesse de Ségur - The museum of The Countess of Ségur is a collection of memories and documents concerning the life and work of the novelist.^{[4] [5]}

National heritage sites

• Old forge site of the communes iron works since 1500.^[6] The present buildings date back to the 18th Century and were listed as a Monument historique in 1982.^[7] The old forge is now a museum dedicated to showing metallurgy.^[8]

Notable People

• Serge Rousseau - (1930 – 2007) a French film and television actor and agent was born here.^[9]
• Marcel Mule - (1901 – 2001) a French classical saxophonist was born here.^[10]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France. Aube is twinned with:^[11]

• Hohenstein Strinz-Margaretha, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. Web site: Commune d'Aube (61008) − COG . www.insee.fr.
3. http://www.ouest-france.fr/actu/actuLocale_-Aube_61008-mad_actuLocale.Htm Mairie d'Aube
4. Web site: Le musée de la Comtesse de Ségur. 28 July 2015. actu.fr.
5. Web site:
   1. Musée de la Comtesse de Ségur
   . www.ouche-normandie.fr.
6. Web site: Musée de la Grosse Forge AUBE : Normandy Tourism. Normandy Tourism, France.
7. Web site: Ancienne forge à Aube - PA00110731. monumentum.fr.
8. Web site: Musée de la Grosse Forge - Musées - AUBE. Orne Tourisme.
9. Web site: Serge Rousseau | Actor. IMDb.
10. Web site: Marcel Mule (1901-2001) – Samek Music.
11. Web site: 24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne. 21 January 2013. Ouest-France.fr.