Blignicourt

Blignicourt
Location of Blignicourt
Blignicourt
Blignicourt
Coordinates: 48°27′45″N 4°31′59″E / 48.4625°N 4.5331°E / 48.4625; 4.5331
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentAube
ArrondissementBar-sur-Aube
CantonBrienne-le-Château
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Laurent[1]
Area
1
4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
40
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
10047 /10500
Elevation115 m (377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 89—    
1975 64−4.60%
1982 61−0.68%
1990 58−0.63%
1999 55−0.59%
2007 50−1.18%
2012 41−3.89%
2017 40−0.49%
2023 40+0.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

Climate

As of 2000, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F), with an annual temperature range of 16 °C. The average annual cumulative precipitation is 762 mm (30 inches), with 11.6 days of precipitation in January and 8.4 days in July.[4] In the nearby commune of Mathaux, 11 km away, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C, with a maximum temperature recorded temperature of 41.5 °C, reached on July 25, 2019; the minimum temperature was −18 °C, reached on January 2, 1997.[5]

Geography

Categorization

As of January 1, 2024, Blignicourt is categorized as a rural commune, located outside of any major urban area. The commune is part of the larger Brienne-le-Château area, of which it is a suburban commune. This area, which includes 30 communes, has less than 50,000 inhabitants.

Land use

The commune is located within the Seine-Normandy basin.[6] The vast majority of the land is used for agriculture, though this figure is declining (88.2% in 2018 versus 95.5% in 1990). The detailed breakdown as of 2018 is as follows: arable land (75.4%), heterogeneous land (12.9%), mines, landfills and construction sites (7.3%), forests (4.5%).

Sights

  • Saint-Barthélémy (Saint Bartholomew's) Church, with historic Champagne-style tiling.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  4. ^ Daniel Joly, Thierry Brossard, Hervé Cardot, Jean Cavailhes, Mohamed Hilal et Pierre Wavresky, Cybergéo. European Journal of Geography, no 501, 18 June 2010. Accessed 27 January 2024.
  5. ^ Météo-France, Station Météo-France Mathaux-Étape, 2020, on donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Accessed 27 January 2024.
  6. ^ SIGES Seine-Normandie. "BLIGNICOURT".