Chéroy
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region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
Department | Yonne | |
Arrondissement | Sens | |
Canton | Gâtinais en Bourgogne | |
Community association | Gâtinais en Bourgogne | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 12 ′ N , 3 ° 0 ′ E | |
height | 123-159 m | |
surface | 10.52 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,655 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 157 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 89690 | |
INSEE code | 89100 | |
Website | http://www.mairie-cheroy.fr/ | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Chéroy |
Chéroy is a French commune with 1,655 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Yonne department in the Burgundy region . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Sens and the Canton of Gâtinais en Bourgogne (until 2015: Chéroy ). The inhabitants are called Caroissiens .
geography
Chéroy is located on the small river Lunain , about 87 kilometers southeast of Paris , in the fertile landscape of the Gâtinais . Chéroy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Blennes in the north, Vallery in the northeast, Dollot in the east, Montacher-Villegardin in the south and southeast, Jouy in the southwest and Vaux-sur-Lunain in the west and northwest.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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548 | 578 | 763 | 1,024 | 1,326 | 1,403 | 1,526 | 1,615 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
Personalities
- André Boulanger (1886–1958), archaeologist
Web links
Commons : Chéroy - collection of images, videos and audio files