Montholon (Yonne)

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Montholon
Montholon (France)
Montholon
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Yonne
Arrondissement Auxerre
Canton Charny
Community association Aillantais
Coordinates 47 ° 53 '  N , 3 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 53 '  N , 3 ° 21'  E
height 85-241 m
surface 50.08 km 2
Residents 2,866 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 57 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 89110, 89710
INSEE code

Montholon is a French commune with 2,866 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 .

geography

Montholon is about 20 kilometers northwest of Auxerre on the Tholon . Montholon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Béon and Chamvres in the north, Paroy-sur-Tholon , Champlay and Senan in the northeast, Valravillon in the east, Poilly-sur-Tholon in the southeast, Chassy in the south, La Ferté-Loupière in the west and Sépeaux-Saint Romain to the west and northwest.

The A6 autoroute runs through the municipality .

structure

District former
INSEE code
Area (km²) Population (2017)
Aillant-sur-Tholon (administrative headquarters)00 89003 18.20 1,404
Champvallon 89078 06.83 .0643
Villiers-sur-Tholon 89473 15.50 .0469
Volgré 89484 09.55 .0350

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church in Aillant-sur-Tholon, a historic monument since 1987
  • Champvallon Church
  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Villiers-sur-Tholon, a historic monument since 1976
  • Church of Volgré

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )