Balignicourt Explained

Balignicourt
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Bar-sur-Aube
Canton:	Brienne-le-Château
Insee:	10027
Postal Code:	10330
Mayor:	Pascal Joanot^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Coordinates:	48.5167°N 4.4617°W
Elevation M:	111
Elevation Min M:	109
Elevation Max M:	166
Area Km2:	13.06

Balignicourt (in French pronounced as /baliɲikuʁ/) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.

Geography

Balignicourt is located some 18 km north-west of Brienne-le-Château and 25 km south by south-west of Vitry-le-François. The northern border of the commune is the departmental boundary between Aube and Marne. Access to the commune is by the D56 from Jasseines in the west which passes through the south of the commune and the village before continuing east to Chavanges. The D156 goes north-east from the village to Margerie-Hancourt, changing to the D355 at the departmental border. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Les Ormées, Vendeuil and Les Vieilles-Vignes. The commune is entirely farmland except for a belt of forest along the river.^[2]

The Meldançon river flows through the commune from east to west and continues west to join the Aube near Morembert.

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[3]

From	To	Name
	1857	Jules Royer
2001	2008	Marcel Diart
2008	2014	Henri Paul Joanot
2014	2026	Pascal Joanot

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 61 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The commune has two religious buildings that are registered as historical monuments:

• A former Presbytery (18th century)^[4]
• The Church of Saints Peter and Paul (12th century)^[5] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • 2 Paintings: Saint John the Baptist and the Virgin of the Assumption (17th century)^[6]
  • A Group Sculpture: Christ bound with Angels and emblems (1549)^[7]
  • A Statue: Christ on the Cross (18th century)^[8]
  • A Paten (18th century)^[9]
  • A Collection Box (18th century)^[10]
  • A Wardrobe (18th century)^[11]
  • A Chalice (19th century)^[12]
  • A Door (1771)^[13]
  • A Baptismal font (16th century)^[14]
  • A Statue: Christ on the Cross (18th century)^[15]
  • 4 Columns (17th century)^[16]
  • The Furniture in the Church^[17]
  • Stained glass figures (16th century)^[18]

Church Picture Gallery

Notable people linked to the commune

• Charles Ragon de Bange (1833-1914), born in Balignicourt, invented the first effective obturator (valve closure) system for breech-loading artillery.

See also

• Communes of the Aube department

External links

• Balignicourt on the old National Geographic Institute website
• Balignicourt on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
• Balignicourt on the 1750 Cassini Map

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Balignicourt,+France/@48.528999,4.4559615,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47ec0f14946771f3:0x40a5fb99a3f4d50 Google Maps
3. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=16417 List of Mayors of France
4. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
6. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy