Givry (Yonne)

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Givry
Givry (France)
Givry
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Yonne
Arrondissement Avallon
Canton Joux-la-Ville
Community association Avallon, Vezelay, Morvan
Coordinates 47 ° 31 '  N , 3 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '  N , 3 ° 48'  E
height 132-299 m
surface 8.43 km 2
Residents 174 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 21 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 89200
INSEE code
Website http://www.givry.fr/

Givry is a French commune in the department of Yonne in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Avallon and the Canton of Joux-la-Ville .

geography

Givry is located southeast of Auxerre on the Cousin River , which flows into the Cure a little later as a right tributary in the municipality . The nearest small town is Avallon . The Morvan Regional Nature Park borders the municipality to the south.

The municipality is located on the TER Bourgogne railway line 14 from Auxerre to Avallon and Corbigny . But Givry does not have its own train station, the nearest train station is at Sermizelles .

Population development

year 1793 1881 1831 1901 1936 1954 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2011
Residents 440 379 475 337 234 217 253 194 204 166 195 176

personality

  • Samuel Buri , Swiss painter, lived in Givry from 1971 to 1979

Web links

Commons : Givry  - collection of images, videos and audio files