Architectures and urbanism

Troyes

Name: Avol-are
Address: Troyes
Telephone: 33 768953799

Centuries-old city.

A marvel of heritage.

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Troyes, designated City of Art and History.

The city, rebuilt after the fire of 1524, has 42 buildings protected as historical monuments, including ten churches and a cathedral of Gothic architecture, as well as one of the largest concentrations of half-timbered houses from the 16th century.

Stroll through the streets of Troyes
and you'll be struck by the extraordinary profusion of
timber-framed houses that dot the landscape.

Troyes is located in France, in the western part of the Grand Est region, in the center of the Aube department - of which it is the capital. The commune extends in the plain of chalky Champagne, near the country of Othe and the country of Armance. This city of alluvial plain is established in the valley of the Seine.

Art is in the street

In Troyes, art is not confined within four walls. It has taken to the streets, and the public space continues to be filled with statues as part of urban regeneration projects.

In recent years, contemporary works of art have flourished on the renovated quays of the Seine, quickly establishing themselves as visitors' favourites (see our aside on "Un cœur gros comme ça").

The renovation of the Place Saint-Nizier, in front of the church of the same name, has also led to the installation of works by three sculptors from the Aube: the powerful Oreste taking refuge at the altar of Pallas, by Pierre-Charles Simart; the delicate Florentine Singer by Paul Dubois (an adolescent playing the mandolin in a graceful pose) and Child at the Fountain by Alfred Boucher, his pupil.

These are three casts made from model plaster casts held at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Troyes.

Conveying emotion...

Let yourself be seduced by the authenticity.

Fauna and flora

Did you know that Troyes Champagne Métropole is home to a large number of nature reserves ?

Discover the parks, gardens, wetlands, uplands and forests that are home to an abundance of biodiversity. An invitation to take a bucolic and instructive stroll through the richness of this beautiful nature and what it brings us, for the greatest pleasure of all.

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