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Togny-aux-Bœufs
Togny-aux-Bœufs
Commune
	The town hall in Togny-aux-Bœufs
	Location of Togny-aux-Bœufs
	Togny-aux-Bœufs Togny-aux-Bœufs
	Coordinates: 48°51′12″N 4°26′44″E / 48.8533°N 4.4456°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton	Châlons-en-Champagne-3
Intercommunality	CC de la Moivre à la Coole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Jacquet
Area 1	9.98 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population (2021)	138
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51574 /51240
Elevation	88 m (289 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Togny-aux-Bœufs (French pronunciation: [tɔɲi o bœf]) is a commune in the Marne department in Grand Est, in the north-east of France.^[3]

Geography

The main river feeding the village is the Guenelle. The commune's territory extends from the southwest of the Champagne, north-east to the valley of Marne.

Communes bordering Togny-aux-Bœufs

History

Togny-aux-Bœufs was founded by a Roman general named Toniacus. His name has evolved over time to Togny-sur-Guenelle, named after the river running along the village, only to take his name as currently known a priori that the cattle used in the construction of the basilica of 'Thorn would have come in pastures of the village to take some rest. The chalk used for construction could come also part of the village.

In 1375, a captain of the King of France, Enguerrand of Coucy, crosses the Champagne road with his band, to the great detriment of the plain "Thus the people of Togny-en-Champagne they saw themselves reduced to crowd into hiding to escape the terrible weapons people. "

Policy and Administration

Cantonal attachment

During the Revolution, the town joined the canton of Pogny. This was abolished in 1801 and Togny-aux-Bœufs became part of the canton of Écury-sur-Coole.^[4] Under the cantonal redistribution in France in 2014, the town became part of the canton of Châlons-en-Champagne-3.

Intercommunality

The town, previously a member of the Community of communes of Guenelle, is a member, since 1 January 2014, of the communauté de communes de la Moivre à la Coole.^[5]

List of mayors

Term		Name
1848	1851	Alexis Gatelet
1851	1862	Joseph Songy
1862	1896	Onesimus Henry
1896	1908	Louis Estienne
1908	1913	Ulysses Gatelet
1913	1925	Henri Berthemy
1925	1935	Louis Ollivier
1935	1944	Louis Mortas
1944	1971	Robert Berton
1971	1983	Marc Jeanmaire
1983	2001	Michael Berton
2001	current	Michel Jacquet

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	275	—
1800	290	+0.76%
1806	296	+0.34%
1821	300	+0.09%
1831	313	+0.43%
1836	327	+0.88%
1841	331	+0.24%
1846	343	+0.71%
1851	381	+2.12%
1856	362	−1.02%
1861	333	−1.66%
1866	338	+0.30%
1872	323	−0.75%
1876	331	+0.61%
1881	320	−0.67%
1886	287	−2.15%
1891	270	−1.21%
1896	230	−3.16%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	219	−0.98%
1906	222	+0.27%
1911	215	−0.64%
1921	189	−1.28%
1926	192	+0.32%
1931	199	+0.72%
1936	171	−2.99%
1946	204	+1.78%
1954	228	+1.40%
1962	200	−1.62%
1968	163	−3.35%
1975	153	−0.90%
1982	165	+1.08%
1990	166	+0.08%
1999	161	−0.34%
2007	146	−1.22%
2012	128	−2.60%
2017	137	+1.37%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE^[6]

Sites and Monuments

The Church of St. Brice houses four articles classified historical monuments: a Madonna and Child of the 13th century,^[7] christ on the cross of the 14th century,^[8] a bas-relief of the Adoration of the Magi from the 15th century^[9] and a stained glass window depicting the Annunciation and two men kneeling alongside a bishop, dating from the 16th century.^[10]
Robinson Chalons, relaxing place;
by plane, archaeological sites can be identified;
the town hall ;
the village cemetery contains many historical elements of interest.

Personalities linked to the commune

Togny-aux-Boeufs is the village of origin (from the 17th century) of the Chanoine family: Jean Louis Chanoine (1787-1872), general counsel of the Marne and mayor of Epernay 1840–48; Général Jules Chanoine (1835-1915), general counsel of the Marne and Minister of War in 1898; and champagne house Chanoine Frères