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Troyes (population 65,000) is a city in northeast France. It is the préfecture (capital) of the Aube département and is located on the Seine river.

The 1420 Treaty of Troyes[?], which settled the Hundred Years' War, was signed here. During the Middle Ages, it was an important trading town, and gave its name to troy weight.

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Official Website (in French) (http://www.ville-troyes.fr/premiere.htm)

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