Avallon
Avallon is a French commune. It is in the south of the Yonne department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, to the southeast of Paris, and is a subprefecture in the department. It is also the capital of the arrrondissement of Avallon.
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| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Avallon |
| Canton | Avallon |
| Intercommunality | CC Avallon - Vézelay - Morvan |
| Mayor | Jean-Yves Caullet[1] (2014-2020) |
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| Elevation | 163–369 m (535–1,211 ft) (avg. 266 m/873 ft) |
| Land area1 | 26.75 km2 (10.33 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 34,843 (2014) |
| - Density | 1,303/km2 (3,370/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89025/ 89200 |
| Website | Mairie d'Avallon |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Geography
The city of Avallon is in the southeastern part of the Yonne department. The city is on small hills along the Cousin river, a river that flows mainly in the Yonne department.
The commune of Avallon has an area of 26.8 km2 (10.3 sq mi).[2] Its average altitude is 266 m (873 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 220 m (720 ft).[3]
| Dijon | Paris | Bordeaux | Toulouse | Montpellier | Lyon | Nantes |
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| 107 km (66 mi) | 224 km (139 mi) | 678 km (421 mi) | 647 km (402 mi) | 553 km (344 mi) | 256 km (159 mi) | 550 km (340 mi) |
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The city of Avallon is surrounded by the communes:
Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for Avallon is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.[4]
Population
The inhabitants of Avallon are known, in French, as Avallonnais (women: Avallonnaises).[5]
With a population of 7025,[6] Avallon has a population density of 698 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Avallon
Administration
Avallon is a subprefecture of the Yonne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Avallon and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton Avallon formed by 27 communes, with 14,851 inhabitants (2014).
It is part of the intercommunality Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan (French: Communauté de communes Avallon - Vézelay - Morvan).
Twinned and partner towns
Places of interest
Some interesting places in Avallon are:
- The Saint-Lazare church, built in the twelfth century.
- The Saint-Martin church, built around 1650.
- The bell tower - The tower was built in 1456 and is 49 m (161 ft) high.
Gallery
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Avallon Media
Smaller door of St Lazarus of Avallon (12th century).
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Vos élus" (in français). Mairie d'Avallon. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ "Commune d'Avallon (89025) - Comparateur de territoire". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ "The city of Avallon". Map-France.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ville d'Avallon". Annuaire-Mairie.fr (in français). Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ "Yonne" (in français). habitants.fr. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ↑ "Jumelage" (in français). Mairie d'Avallon. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Avallon |
- Mairie d'Avallon official website (in French)
- Office de Tourisme d'Avallon Archived 2020-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Communauté de communes Avallon - Vézelay - Morvan (in French)