Bar-sur-Aube

Bar-sur-Aube stands on the Aube among the hills and vineyards of southern Champagne. Under the counts of Champagne, its fairs drew merchants from Flanders and Italy, who exchanged northern textiles and raw materials for spices and silk. In 1318 Philip V sold the town to Jacques de Croÿ; the inhabitants then purchased it themselves to prevent a further sale by the king.