Troyes

American

[trwah] / trwɑ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.

Troyes British

/ trwa /

noun

an industrial city in NE France: became prosperous through its great fairs in the early Middle Ages. Pop: 60 958 (1999)

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He was a record signing for CFG-owned French club Troyes from Atletico Mineiro in 2022.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

But he was limited to just seven starts in the Premier League last season, and is now minded to leave the club after joining for a £30m fee in 2024 from French club Troyes.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Lens reached the quarter-finals of the French Cup on Wednesday courtesy of a 4-2 win over Troyes, while an Endrick-inspired Lyon fought past second-division Laval.

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

Paris FC, who eliminated holders and city rivals Paris Saint-Germain, travel to Lorient on Wednesday when high-flying Lens visit Troyes.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

Some were riding to fairs as great as that of Troyes, others to universities which rivalled Paris, where there were twenty thousand scholars whose ranks eventually provided seven popes.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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