Aulnay (French pronunciation: [onɛ], pronounced ɔnɛ, the "l" is mute) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Aulnay is located some 28 km east by south-east of Arcis-sur-Aube, 16 km north-west of Brienne-le-Château, and 50 km west by south-west of Saint-Dizier. Access to the commune is by the D 35 road from Jasseines in the north which passes through the west of the commune and the village before it continues south to Chalette-sur-Voire. The D 5 road comes from Brillecourt in the west and passes through the village before continuing east to Braux. South of the village is the hamlet of Petit Aulnay. Apart from a belt of trees along the river the commune is entirely farmland.[3]
The Ravet river flows through the commune from east to west forming part of the south-facing border in both the east and west of the commune before continuing west to join the Aube at Brillecourt.[3]
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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aulnaysiens in French.[5]
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The town hall contains 4 Stained glass windows (16th century)
which are registered as an historical object.[8][9]
The Church of Saint-Rémy was built in the 16th century but collapsed in recent years. There are only the remains of the Romansesque Nave which was rebuilt in the 18th century.[10]
The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
[11] (destroyed)[12][13][14][15][16][17] (disappeared)[18][19][20][21] (destroyed)[22][23][24]
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