Lavau, Aube

Lavau (French pronunciation: [lavo]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France in the Grand Est Region. It is situated on the banks of the river Seine

Lavau
The town hall in Lavau
The town hall in Lavau
Location of Lavau
Lavau is located in France
Lavau
Lavau
Lavau is located in Grand Est
Lavau
Lavau
Coordinates: 48°19′33″N 4°05′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentAube
ArrondissementTroyes
CantonCreney-près-Troyes
IntercommunalityCA Troyes Champagne Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jacques Gachowski[1]
Area
1
5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
896
  Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
10191 /10150
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962248    
1968313+26.2%
1975445+42.2%
1982574+29.0%
1990485−15.5%
1999472−2.7%
2008799+69.3%

Archaeological Finds

In 2014 the 2,500-year-old tomb of an Iron Age Celtic prince was unearthed in Lavau. The tomb revealed artifacts of the Hallstatt Celtic culture, with Greek and possibly Etruscan trade goods. The tomb was covered with a tumulus of about forty meters in diameter.[3][4][5] Cinerary urns and other artefacts dating to the Bronze Age Tumulus and Urnfield cultures were also excavated, along with the early Iron Age burials of a warrior buried with his sword and a woman adorned with bronze bracelets. Around 500 BC (final Hallstatt), these ancient funerary monuments were united by the means of ditches with the Hallstatt-era princely tomb in a monumental funerary ensemble.[6]

See also

Lavau hall

References


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