Troyes Attractions

Troyes, the old capital of Champagne, now chief town of the département of Aube and the see of a bishop, lies on the Seine, here divided into a number of arms. Its main industry is hosiery.

The town's tourist attractions include many churches and old buildings which bear witness to its one-time cultural importance.

Troyes, the Roman Augustobona, was originally the chief town of a Gallic tribe, the Tricasses, from whom it took its later name of Trecae. It was the see of a bishop from the fourth century. During the battle of the Catalaunian Fields in 451 Troyes successfully held out against the Huns. In the 10th C the town passed to the Counts of Champagne, who, along with the bishops, fostered its development, building churches and hospitals and founding the fair which is still held annually. In 1304 the County was united with France.