Cézy
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Sens | |
| Canton | Joigny | |
| Community association | Jovinias | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 0 ′ N , 3 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 72-187 m | |
| surface | 16.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,118 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 70 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 89410 | |
| INSEE code | 89067 | |
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Town hall (Mairie) of Cézy |
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Cézy is a French commune in the Yonne department ( Region Bourgogne Franche-Comté ) in Arrondissement Sens and in the canton of Joigny . The community has 1,118 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
geography
Cézy is located about 27 kilometers north-northwest of Auxerre on the Yonne River . Cézy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Julien-du-Sault in the north and north-west, Villevallier and Villecien in the north and north-east, Saint-Aubin-sur-Yonne in the east, Béon in the south and La Celle-Saint-Cyr in the west and south-west .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 793 | 807 | 933 | 962 | 1,085 | 1,038 | 1,093 | 1,123 |
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Attractions
- 13th century Saint-Loup church
- Bellerive Castle
- Jacques Cœur Castle from the 15th century
- Steel cable bridge
Personalities
- Jacques Cœur (1395 / 1400–1456), merchant
- Guillaume Mauviel (1759–1814), Bishop of Aux Cayes
- Félix Arvers (1806-1850), writer