Lirey
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| Lirey | |
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  Lirey | |
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region  Lirey | |
| Coordinates: 48°09′27″N 4°02′53″E / 48.1575°N 4.0481°ECoordinates: 48°09′27″N 4°02′53″E / 48.1575°N 4.0481°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Troyes |
| Canton | Bouilly |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Bae |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Population2 | 89 |
| • Population2 Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10198 / 10320 |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Lirey is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
The Shroud of Turin was found and exposed in the collegiate church created by Geoffroi de Charny in Lirey between 1355 and 1453, before its transfer to Chambéry, then to Turin.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 71 | — |
| 1968 | 77 | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 59 | −23.4% |
| 1982 | 65 | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 93 | +43.1% |
| 1999 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 89 | −5.3% |
See also
- Communes of the Aube department
- The Shroud of Turin
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