Essoyes

Essoyes
House at Essoyes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
House at Essoyes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Coat of arms of Essoyes
Location of Essoyes
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Essoyes is located in France
Essoyes
Essoyes
Essoyes is located in Grand Est
Essoyes
Essoyes
Coordinates: 48°03′30″N 4°32′07″E / 48.0583°N 4.5353°E / 48.0583; 4.5353
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentAube
ArrondissementTroyes
CantonBar-sur-Seine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Mercuzot[1]
Area
1
35.57 km2 (13.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
714
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
10141 /10360
Elevation175–337 m (574–1,106 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Essoyes (French pronunciation: [ɛswa]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.

Impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir had a house in the town. The village, hometown of his wife Aline and model and governess of his children Gabrielle Renard, is represented in many of his paintings.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.