Lirey Explained

Lirey
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Troyes
Canton:Les Riceys
Insee:10198
Postal Code:10320
Mayor:David Frapin[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Troyes Champagne Métropole
Coordinates:48.1575°N 4.0481°W
Elevation M:138
Area Km2:4.84

Lirey (in French pronounced as /liʁɛ/) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.

The Shroud of Turin was found and exposed in the collegiate church created by Geoffroi de Charny in Lirey between about 1355 and 1418, before its transfer to the Château de Montfort (Cote-d'Or), then to Chambéry, then to Turin.

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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.