Place details
Place nameTroyes
Other namesAugustobona Tricassium, Augustobona
CountryFrance
Latitude48.3
Longitude4.083
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Converted to Christianity 3rd cen.; sacked by Normans 889; site of the great Champagne fairs; gave name to measuring system first used at fairs (troy weights); scene of signing of Treaty of Troyes 1420; scene where Joan of Arc expelled English 1429.