Molosmes
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre | |
| Canton | Tonnerrois | |
| Community association | Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 53 ' N , 4 ° 3' E | |
| height | 150–328 m | |
| surface | 24.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 175 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 7 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 89700 | |
| INSEE code | 89262 | |
Molosmes is a French commune with 175 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Yonne department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region (before 2016 Bourgogne ) in eastern France . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Avallon and the canton Tonnerrois (until 2015 Tonnerre ). The inhabitants are called Molosmiers .
geography
Molosmes is about 40 kilometers east-northeast of Auxerre . Molosmes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lignières in the north and north-west, Coussegrey in the north, Mélisey in the east and north-east, Saint-Martin-sur-Armançon in the east and south-east, Tonnerre in the south and south-west, Épineuil and Dannemoine in the west and Cheney in the north-west.
The municipality is located in the Bourgogne wine region .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 195 | 222 | 181 | 177 | 171 | 200 | 226 | 184 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Marcel church from the 15th century, historic monument since 1965
- Notre-Dame Monastery, Benedictine Abbey
