child (14th century) Stained glass windows (16th century) 2 Prie-dieu (19th century) Ciboria (19th century) A Paten (19th century) A Chalice (18th century) A Credence table (18th century) The Furniture in the Church Arcis-sur-Aube picture gallery Notable people linked to the commune Georges Jacques Danton, was born 26 October 1759 in Arcis-sur-Aube to a respectable though not wealthy family. He was given a good education, and he was launched in the career of an advocate at the Paris bar. He became a French revolutionary and died on the guillotine in Paris on 5 April 1794. Pierre Arnauld de La Briffe (6 May 1772, Paris - 11 September 1839, Arcis-sur-Aube), Lord of Arcis-sur-Aube before the French Revolution, military man and French politician in the 19th century. Hugues-Iéna Darcy (29 October 1807, Arcis-sur-Aube - 4 June 1880, Corcelles-les-Monts) high French official of the 19th century In Literature Honoré de Balzac made Arcis-sur-Aube part of his novel Le Député d'Arcis (The Member for Arcis), left unfinished at his death and completed by Charles Rabbou. Arcis-sur-Aube was also the place of action in Une ténébreuse affaire (A murky affair) written in 1844. See also Communes of the Aube department Artsyz, a city in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine is named after Arcis-sur-Aube References External links Arcis-sur-Aube official website Arcis-sur-Aube on the National Geographic Institute website Arcis-sur-Aube on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Arcis-sur-Aube on the 1750 Cassini Map Communes of Aube