Troyes
(Champagne-Ardenne)
Pop: 75,000
Located on the Seine River, Troyes is proud to be home to
the Lacoste apparel company with its familiar reptilian
symbol.
Troyes claims as a native son, Hughes de Payens, a
Knight of the First Crusade and co-founder of the Knights
Templar.
Troyes major contemporary industry is the manufacture of
hosiery.
Attractions in Troyes
Ste-Madeleine church
St-Pantaleon church
St-Jean-au-Marche church-where Henry V married
Catherine of France
Basilique St-Urbain-Day of Judgement depicted on
exterior
Cathedral St-Pierre-et-Paul
Musee d'Art Moderne
Rue Emile Zola
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