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| Yonne department | |
| Capital | Auxerre |
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| Residents | 337.504 (2018) |
| surface | 7,427 km² |
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Yonne is a department in the French region Burgundy. It is named after the river of the same name. The region is known for its wine from the growing area around chablis.
Yonne, serial number 89, borders the department in the northeast Aube, in the east Côte-d'Or, in the south Nièvre, in the west Loiret and in the northwest Seine-et-Marne.
Regions
places
- 1 Auxerre
- is the prefecture (administrative seat) of the department; partly preserved medieval old town with half-timbered houses, abbey and cathedral; Origin of the white wine grape variety Auxerrois. - 2 Avallon -
- 3 chablis - Center of the wine-growing region of the same name
Auxerre
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Avallon
Chablis Church
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- 4 Joigny - History going back to Roman times, townscape shaped by half-timbered houses, starting point for boat tours on the Canal de Bourgogne.
- 5 Noyers-sur-Serein
- awarded as one of the most beautiful villages in France, medieval townscape with half-timbered houses, arcades and pretty little squares, beautiful location on the river - 6 Sens - the “gateway to Burgundy”, with one of the oldest Gothic cathedrals, archiepiscopal residence and a splendid historic town hall
- 7 Vezelay - The place is considered one of the most beautiful villages in France.
Joigny
Noyers-sur-Serein
Sens
Vezelay
Other goals
- Canal de Bourgogne, Connection between Yonne and the Saône, suitable for sailing with pleasure boats and houseboats, lined with a cycle path, the Veloroute du canal de Bourgogne.
- Canal du Nivernais, Connection between Loire and Seine, one of the most scenic canals in France, suitable for sailing with pleasure boats and houseboats, lined with a largely paved cycle path, the Véloroute du canal du Nivernais.
background
language
getting there
By train
There are regional trains (TER) from Paris-Bercy to this department practically every hour, with stops among others. in Sens (just under 1 hour), Joigny and 1 Laroche-Migennes (just under 1½ hours); five times a day to Auxerre (approx. 1:45 hours), twice a day to Sermizelles Vézelay and Avallon.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The landscapes of today's department were already inhabited by people in the Paleolithic Age. The best evidence of this can be found in the valley of the Cure, a tributary of the Yonne. In the 1 Arcy-sur-Cure caves at Arcy-sur-Cure there are Stone Age cave paintings from around 28,000 to 33,000 years BC. Chr.
Churches and monasteries
- Abbey and Basilica of Ste-Marie-Madeleine in Vezelay, important Romanesque monastery and pilgrimage church, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Palaces and castles
- Ratilly Castle, fortified four-wing castle with mighty round towers at the four corners from around 1270, was originally a moated castle, but was converted into a castle over time; today a cultural center with concerts and exhibitions by contemporary artists, just under 50 km south-east of Auxerre. More on this in the Wikipedia article
- Guédelon, a castle has been built here since 1997 using only techniques from the 13th century; it is scheduled for completion in 2023 Near Treigny, 45 km southwest of Auxerre.
- The Renaissance castles in Yonne are already reminiscent of the castles of the Loire
- Castle and estate Saint-Fargeau, about 45 km southwest of Auxerre.
- lock Ancy-le-Franc
- lock Tanlay
- Maulnes Castle in Cruzy-le-Chatel
Museums
- Colette Museum. The Colette Museum in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, commemorates the writer, variety artist and journalist Colette (1873–1954), the first woman to have a state funeral in France.
- Musée de l'Aventure du Son. Sound adventure in Saint-Fargeau, collection of more than 1000 gramophones, radios and mechanical musical instruments.
- Center Régional d'Art Contemporain. Center for Contemporary Art, at Tremblay Castle in Fontenoy.
Basilica in Vezelay
Ratilly Castle
Guédelon castle building project
On the site
Saint-Fargeau castle
