Fontenoy (Yonne)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre | |
| Canton | Vincelles | |
| Community association | Puisaye-Forterre | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ′ N , 3 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 213-307 m | |
| surface | 15.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 296 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 89520 | |
| INSEE code | 89179 | |
 Fontenoy Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Fontenoy is a French municipality with 296 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Yonne department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Bourgogne ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Auxerre and the canton of Vincelles (until 2015 Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye ). The inhabitants are called Puifontains .
geography
Fontenoy is about 28 kilometers southwest of Auxerre . Fontenoy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lalande in the north, Levis in the east and northeast, Sementron in the east, Lain in the southeast, Saints-en-Puisaye in the south and west, and Fontaines in the northwest.
history
As part of the wars of succession of Ludwig the Pious , there was a battle here in 841 between Lothar I and Pippin II on the one hand and Charles the Bald and Ludwig the German . The latter emerged victorious from the dispute.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 455 | 409 | 320 | 308 | 301 | 301 | 320 | 306 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Marien church
- Le Tremblay Castle
- Fontenoy Obelisk in memory of the Battle of 841, erected in 1860
- museum
Saint-Marien church
Le Tremblay Castle
obelisk
museum
