Lirey
| Lirey | |
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War memorial | |
  Lirey | |
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Location within Grand Est 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 | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Troyes |
| Canton | Bouilly |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Bae |
| Area1 | 4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 89 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| 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. | |
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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
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