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Country
  
France

Canton
  
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne

INSEE/Postal code
  
89464 /89500

Population
  
5,404 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Sens

Department
  
Yonne

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
40 km²

Local time
  
Monday 5:47 PM

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Region
  
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Weather
  
19°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 42% Humidity

Villeneuve-sur-Yonne is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

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Map of 89500 Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, France

It is surrounded by a partly intact wall, built during the 12th century, which was one of the 8 residences of the French kings.

Geography

The city lies on the bank of the River Yonne, between the cities of Sens and Joigny.

History

The city was founded in 1163 by Louis VII of France to protect the kingdom of France at the boundary of the Champagne. In 1204 King Philip II Augustus held parliament in the city, and Louis IX resided in the city before departing for the Eighth Crusade. In 1594 the city was burnt down. During the French Revolution the name was changed from le-Roi (the king) to sur-Yonne (on the Yonne). In 1870 a memorial for the dead was designed by the sculptor Émile Peynot. The city was governed from 1927 till 1935 by the infamous mayor Marcel Pétiot, who was guillotined in 1946, convicted of 27 killings.

Demography

The inhabitants are called Villeneuviens.

Main sights

  • Two main entrance gates to the city, Gate of Sens and Gate of Joigny. The Gate of Joigny or Porte de Joigny was rebuilt in the 16th century; the Gate of Sens, or Porte de Sens, predates it by three hundred years and is similar in appearance.
  • Gothic and Renaissance Church Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Our Lady of Assumption).
  • City market built during the 19th century by Paul Sédille.
  • La Lucarne aux Chouettes or The Owls' Nest restaurant which was run by Leslie Caron, serving Burgundy specialities. The old dilapidated boathouse was bought by her in 1990 on the suggestion of Jean Renoir.
  • A Neolithic menhir situated on the bank of the river, called Pierre-Fritte or Plaine-des-Egriselles.

    • Sister and twin cities

  • Horní Bříza, Czech Republic
  • Braubach am Rhein, Germany
  • Collingham, United Kingdom

    • References

    Villeneuve-sur-Yonne Wikipedia
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