Essoyes (French pronunciation: [ɛswa]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.

The village, hometown of his wife Aline and model and governess of his children Gabrielle Renard, is represented in many of his paintings.

Essoyes is a quiet Champagne village located about thirty miles south of Troyes, on the banks of the Ource river.

The existence of inhabitants at the site of Essoyes on the Ource river can be traced as far back as the time of the Celts.

At the center of the town once stood the ancient church of Saint-Remi, among the most remarkable Romanesque buildings in the Aube.

At that time, most houses were built of wood, with thatched roofs, and only the few homes constructed of stone were spared.