Chaource | ||
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Coordinates: 48°03′34″N 4°08′20″E / 48.0594°N 4.1389°ECoordinates: 48°03′34″N 4°08′20″E / 48.0594°N 4.1389°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
Department | Aube | |
Arrondissement | Troyes | |
Canton | Chaource | |
Intercommunality | Chaourçois | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean Pouillot | |
Area1 | 31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi) | |
Population (2012)2 | 1,154 | |
• Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 10080 / 10210 | |
Elevation | 134–233 m (440–764 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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. |
Chaource is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
A cheese is named after this town. See Chaource cheese.
In the Chaource parish church there is a sculpture by The Maitre de Chaource.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 1,406 | — |
1800 | 1,605 | +14.2% |
1806 | 1,503 | −6.4% |
1821 | 1,420 | −5.5% |
1831 | 1,535 | +8.1% |
1836 | 1,569 | +2.2% |
1841 | 1,540 | −1.8% |
1846 | 1,651 | +7.2% |
1851 | 1,598 | −3.2% |
1856 | 1,549 | −3.1% |
1861 | 1,509 | −2.6% |
1866 | 1,503 | −0.4% |
1872 | 1,546 | +2.9% |
1876 | 1,479 | −4.3% |
1881 | 1,491 | +0.8% |
1886 | 1,451 | −2.7% |
1891 | 1,430 | −1.4% |
1896 | 1,321 | −7.6% |
1901 | 1,183 | −10.4% |
1906 | 1,138 | −3.8% |
1911 | 1,138 | +0.0% |
1921 | 914 | −19.7% |
1926 | 891 | −2.5% |
1931 | 903 | +1.3% |
1936 | 960 | +6.3% |
1946 | 892 | −7.1% |
1954 | 974 | +9.2% |
1962 | 978 | +0.4% |
1968 | 971 | −0.7% |
1975 | 965 | −0.6% |
1982 | 1,106 | +14.6% |
1990 | 1,031 | −6.8% |
1999 | 1,090 | +5.7% |
2008 | 1,104 | +1.3% |
2012 | 1,154 | +4.5% |