Geographical image
of the city of Troyes
LOCATION
LOCATION
Absolute location
Absolute location
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Zoomed in…
Troyes is in the region Champagne-Ardenne
It is the capital of the département de l’Aube
(n°10)
The city center is
shaped like a cork of
Champagne!
Relative location
• Troyes is located east of Paris, on the Seine. It is far
away from the sea, but there is a lot of water in the
surroundings: rivers, lakes…
• Paris is one our and a half away if you travel by train or
car.
• In Troyes we have one trainstation. Quite a lot of
people live here but take the train every day to work in
Paris.
• The nearest airport is located in Vatry (56 km), but it is
a small one. It is better to go to Paris where there are
two big airports: Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and Orly.
Physical
environment
Soil
And
vegetation
in
Champagne-Ardenne
The geology of Troyes
During the Upper Jurassic time, Troyes used
to be under water.
Champagne-Ardenne is nowadays an area
of water in low relief, with hills in the
Ardennes. It is located between the Paris
Basin and eastern France, between
Northern Europe and South.
North _______________________South
Clay
Sand
chalk
The geology of Troyes
There are several soils in Champagne
Ardenne:
- Wet Champagne
- Chalky Champagne
It is a vast depression covered with
alluvium. It is dotted with numerous
lakes.
At the eastern end of the cuesta,
limestone dominates the plains of marl
where are concentrated the the
vineyards of Champagne.
The chalk supports the Champagne
vine.
The chalky soil is ideal for Champagne
vineyard
Water in Troyes and Champagne-Ardenne
•The Seine is the only river
which passes in Troyes.
• To regulate the flow of this
very known river which also
crosses the city of Paris, three
artificial lakes were created:
Orient, Temple and Amance
Water in Troyes and Champagne-Ardenne
Water is omnipresent in the region:
• with the Lakes: lake of Der-Chantecoq, Lake of the Temple, Lake of Orient
Forest
• river valleys as the valleys of the Ornain, Marne , Aube and Seine
• the lakes are used for tourism and water sports, but also used as
regulators of the Seine river flows. Finally, the Aisne valley is located
between the Argonne and Champagne said chalky.
The Langres plateau is also the dividing line between the drainage basins of
the Channel and the Mediterranean ones. The Seine, Aube, Marne and
Meuse have their source there.
Champagne vine yards
Champagne vine yards
There are several areas
with wineyards in
Champagne-Ardenne:
the most famous are
located North
(département de la
Marne), but there is
also Champagne in our
département: l’Aube, as
you can see it on the
map.
agriculture
chaource
Champagne
agriculture
sugar beet
andouillette
Weather and
climate
Climate in France
Climate in Champagne-Ardenne
• As you can see on the map, the region's climate is mild oceanic. Temperature
is average 2 ° C during January and 18 ° C in July with an average annual
temperature of 10 ° C.
• Rainfall is moderate (between 550 and 700mm per year). Nevertheless, the
Ardennes and the Haute-Marne are wetter (from 1000 to 1200 mm per year)
and the winters are rigorous enough (average temperature of -1 ° C in January).
•spring and summer are the most pleasant seasons to visit the ChampagneArdenne.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AND MAXIMA in Champagne-Ardenne:
February, from 0 ° C to 6 ° C
April 3 ° C to 15 ° C
June 10 ° C to 23 ° C
August 12 ° C to 26 ° C
October, 5 ° C to 18 ° C
December 2 ° C to 7 ° C
The climate of the Champagne-Ardenne is rather sweet. Only the Ardennes and
plateaus of the Haute-Marne experiencing severe winters. Rainfall is moderate.
Designed
landscape
Designed landcape
TROYES is firstly recognisable by the contours of the old
town wich are in the shape of a champagne cork!!!This
original shape results:
. Of the evolution, in the course of the centuries, of the
plan of the Gallo-Roman city: AUGUSTOBONA capital of
the Gaul's tribe: the TRICASSES .
. Successive diversions of the course of the Seine.
. Fortifications (ditches, tours,doors) built at the time of the
Fairs of Champagne, and replaced, in the XIXth century
by boulevards and gardens which encircle now the city.
Transport
the station
a regional train
Cars are mainly used in Troyes:
there is a « rocade »: sort of a
highway that turns all around
the city.
city bus
http://www.tcat.fr/index.php?c=horaires-et-plans
Cycling is more and
more used in our city.
Around Troyes
Nigloland
You can also find in the surroundings of Troyes
amusements that take your breath away and
fairground rides for the little ones. The amusement
park of Nigloland is a fantasy world located in a
magnificent natural setting.
Part of the region’s heritage and an architectural
treasure unique in France are our nine timberframe churches. They are dating from the 15th
to 18th centurires.
The medieval city of Troyes
There are nine churches in the city famous for their statuary and
stained glass windows.
The cathedral.
The Creation: stained-glass
window and jubé in the Madeleine
Church.
statue.
http://www.pss-archi.eu/forum/viewtopic.php?id=30505&p=1
The medieval city of Troyes
The majority of the houses in the city centre date from 1530,
the construction period that followed the famous Great Fire
of 1524, after which our beautiful revealed wood was
systematically covered with a grey coating to protect it.
A few remaining houses dating from the XV c and XVI c: la Maison du
Dauphin (in tones of yellowr) , or also the Goldsmiths Tower (now a
restaurant).
There is also the “ruelle des Chats”, a famous very narrow street, socalled because the houses are joined by their roofs,
allowing the cats to go from one loft to another !
The modern city of Troyes
Modern streetview
Renewing old houses… and old factories
The modern city of Troyes
Le cube: a new building used for concerts,
particularly during the Nuits de Champagne
( each november)
The new library
Technologic university of Troyes
Population
characteristics
Museums
There are beautiful museums in our city: a museum of
archeology, a modern art museum, a museum about
knitting and the history of Troyes, a museum of tools and
working-classe’s thought.
The modern art museum
etnicity
• The population of Troyes is mostly mixed with people
relative to Portugal and Algeria. We can explain
those statistics thanks to XXth century’s history:
immigration of Portugueses in the 50’s and of
Algerians after the end of Algerian war (beginning of
70’s).
Nationality, sitrict and gender
Farmers
Born
French
French by
acquisitio
n
Portugue
ses
Italians
Spanish
other
nationalit
es in EU (
27)
other
nationalit
es of EU
Algerians
Moroccan
s
Tunisians
other
nationalit
es of
Africa
Turkish
other
nationalit
es
total
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n,
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commerci employee professio
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s, Upper
n
bosses
intellectu
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professio
nal
48
1 024
3 062
5 691
7 970
retired
unemploy
ed
total
7 069
10 970
17 377
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538
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20 478
Demographic
Population of Troyes:
http://www.annuaire-mairie.fr/statistique-troyes.html
Economy
Troyes has the highest density of factory outlets in Europe!
Around its downtown shaped champagne cork, the city of Troyes hosts 85 000 m2 of
retail space in the shopping outlets!
Tourism
Troyes is a very touristic city. Most of them first come for the outlet
factories, but also enjoy the city center.
Other touristic attractions are the champagne area, the old city
center, the lakes and the forest near Troyes.
Foreign visitors in Troyes
•
•
•
•
49,6% comes from France: Paris, north of France…
11% comes from Belgium
18,7% comes from Great-Britain
4% comes from Italy
Foires de Champagne (fairs) in Troyes
The “foires de Champagne” is the
name given to the fairs to be held
since the twelfth century on the
estate of the Counts of
Champagne. They took place in the
cities of Lagny (1 time per year),
Provins (2 times per year), Troyes (2
times per year) and Bar-sur-Aube
(1 time per year).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hfy0TAlnGs&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dczvWQLIkJs
Business in Troyes
Troyes was well-known as the city of knitting.
Nowadays there are only two famous factories
left: Petit Bateau and La maille souple.
POLITICS
Politics in France
The French President:
Nicolas Sarkozy and his
Prime minister: François Fillon
palais de l’Elysée, Paris.
Politics in France
Major political parties Alkmaar
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UMP
( Labour Party )
MoDem ( Democrat movement)
LNC ( new center )
PS
(Socialist Party )
Verts ( Green and Social )
PCF (communist party)
FN (national front)
Politics in Champagne-Ardenne
Champagne Ardenne Regional Counceler is
Jean-Paul Bachy since April 2, 2004. This
president belongs to the political party PS
Champagne Ardenne Regional Council
administers the departments (08) (10) (51)
(52) for the region Champagne Ardenne.
Mayor of Troyes: François Barouin (born in Paris in 1965)
Politics Alkmaar
Member of UMP, he is repeatedly deputy
of the Aube and mayor of Troyes since
1995. He is Minister of Budget, Public
Accounts and State Reform in the third
Fillon government 14 November 2010
and became the spokesman for the
government