L'Isle-sur-Serein
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Avallon | |
| Canton | chablis | |
| Community association | Serein | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 35 ' N , 4 ° 0' E | |
| height | 192-298 m | |
| surface | 4.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 662 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 149 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 89440 | |
| INSEE code | 89204 | |
| Website | http://www.isle-sur-serein.fr/ | |
L'Isle-sur-Serein is a French municipality with 662 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Yonne department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Avallon and the Canton of Chablis .
history
The place is on the river Serein , in a loop with an island, hence the name. It was mentioned in 877 under the name Ilianencensis vicaria and was called L'Isle-sous-Montréal until the French Revolution . L'Isle-sur-Serein belonged to the Lords of Montréal and was fortified in the 14th century.
Population development
- 1962: 433
- 1968: 450
- 1975: 494
- 1982: 524
- 1990: 533
- 1999: 716
Web links
Commons : L'Isle-sur-Serein - collection of images, videos and audio files
- INSEE: L'Isle-sur-Serein