Dixmont (Yonne)

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Dixmont
Dixmont Coat of Arms
Dixmont (France)
Dixmont
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Yonne
Arrondissement Sens
Canton Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
Community association Grand Sénonais
Coordinates 48 ° 5 '  N , 3 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 5 '  N , 3 ° 25'  E
height 115-246 m
surface 42.18 km 2
Residents 914 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 22 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 89500
INSEE code
Website http://www.dixmont-yonne.fr/

Town Hall (Mairie) of Dixmont

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Dixmont is a French municipality with 914 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Yonne in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Bourgogne ). Dixmont belongs to the Arrondissement of Sens and the canton of Villeneuve-sur-Yonne .

geography

Dixmont is located about 20 kilometers south-southeast of the city center of Sens on the Saint-Ange river . Dixmont is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Bordes in the north, Vaumort in the north and northeast, Cerisiers in the northeast, Villechétive in the east, Bussy-en-Othe in the east and southeast, Joigny in the south, Villevallier and Armeau in the southwest and Villeneuve-sur-Yonne in the West.

Population development

year 1881 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 1,642 680 618 539 584 662 807 896 873
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais church from the 12th century, Monument historique
  • Ruins of the priory L'Enfourchure, founded in 1209, monument historique since 1926

Web links

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