Chaource

Chaource (French pronunciation: [ʃa.uʁs] ) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Chaource cheese is named after this town. In the Chaource parish church there is a sculpture of the Entombment of Christ, made by the Maître de Chaource in 1515.

Commune in Grand Est, France

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Commune in Grand Est, France

Chaource
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Coordinates: 48°03′34″N 4°08′20″E / 48.0594°N 4.1389°E / 48.0594; 4.1389
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Aube
Arrondissement	Troyes
Canton	Les Riceys
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Florent Hurpeau[1]
Area 1	31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	1,011
• Density	32.55/km2 (84.30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	10080 /10210
Elevation	134–233 m (440–764 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
Website	www.chaource.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chaource (French pronunciation: [ʃa.uʁs] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Chaource cheese is named after this town.

In the Chaource parish church there is a sculpture of the Entombment of Christ, made by the Maître de Chaource in 1515.^[3]

Population

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Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	971	—
1975	965	−0.09%
1982	1,106	+1.97%
1990	1,031	−0.87%
1999	1,092	+0.64%
2007	1,105	+0.15%
2012	1,154	+0.87%
2017	1,081	−1.30%
2023	1,011	−1.11%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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• Communes of the Aube department

References

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1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. ^ Base Palissy: Saint Sépulcre, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

External links

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