Le Val d'Ocre

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Le Val d'Ocre
Le Val d'Ocre (France)
Le Val d'Ocre
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Yonne
Arrondissement Auxerre
Canton Charny
Community association Aillantais
Coordinates 47 ° 49 ′  N , 3 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 49 ′  N , 3 ° 19 ′  E
height 135-267 m
surface 29.47 km 2
Residents 566 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 19 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 89110
INSEE code

Le Val d'Ocre is a French municipality with 566 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Yonne in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Auxerre . The municipality belongs to the canton of Charny .

On January 1, 2016, Le Val d'Ocre was formed as Commune nouvelle from the previously independent communities of Saint-Aubin-Château-Neuf and Saint-Martin-sur-Ocre .

geography

Le Val d'Ocre is about 25 kilometers west-northwest of Auxerre . Le Val d'Ocre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Ormes in the north, Chassy in the north and northeast, Saint-Maurice-Thizouaille and Saint-Maurice-le-Vieil in the east, Égleny in the southeast, Merry-la-Vallée in the south, and Villiers -Saint-Benoît to the west and south-west and Sommecaise to the west and north-west.

structure

District former
INSEE code
Area (km²) Population (2016)
Saint-Aubin-Château-Neuf (administrative headquarters)00 89334 24.89 520
Saint-Martin-sur-Ocre 89356 04.58 053

Attractions

  • Saint-Aubin-et-Saint-Léonard church in Saint-Aubin-Château-Neuf from the 15th century, Monument historique
  • Notre-Dame-de-Pitié church
  • Castles in Saint-Aubin-Château-Neuf
    • Fourolles Castle
    • Beaurin Castle
    • Froville Castle
    • Fumerault Castle
  • Sculpture path in Saint-Aubin-Château-Neuf

Web links

Commons : Saint-Aubin-Château-Neuf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016