Ravières
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Avallon | |
| Canton | Tonnerrois | |
| Community association | Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 44 ' N , 4 ° 14' E | |
| height | 179-293 m | |
| surface | 21.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 736 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 89390 | |
| INSEE code | 89321 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Ravières |
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Ravières is a French village with 736 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Yonne department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Avallon and the canton Tonnerrois (until 2015: canton Ancy-le-Franc ).
geography
Ravières is located about 50 kilometers east-southeast of Auxerre on the Canal de Bourgogne . Ravières is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Stigny in the north, Jully in the northeast, Verdonnet in the east, Asnières-en-Montagne in the southeast, Cry in the south, Nuits in the west and Chassignelles in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,195 | 1,270 | 1,192 | 1,062 | 975 | 965 | 889 | 838 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pantaléon church, historic monument since 1913
Personalities
- Charles-Antoine Bridan (1730–1805), sculptor
- Antoine-Benoît de Clermont-Tonnerre (1642–1678), Bishop of Fréjus, born in Ravières
Web links
Commons : Ravières - Collection of images, videos and audio files
