Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Sens | |
| Canton | Brienon-sur-Armançon | |
| Community association | Vanne et du Pays d'Othe | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 21 ' N , 3 ° 31' E | |
| height | 101-226 m | |
| surface | 33.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 420 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 89190 | |
| INSEE code | 89359 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes |
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Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes is a French commune with 420 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Yonne department in the Bourgogne region ( Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ). It is part of the canton of Brienon-sur-Armançon (until 2015: Canton of Villeneuve-l'Archevêque ).
geography
Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes is located about 15 kilometers northeast of Sens and about 35 kilometers west-northwest of Troyes . Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Trancault in the north and northeast, Bourdenay in the east and northeast, Courgenay in the east and southeast, Lailly in the south, La Postolle in the southwest and Perceneige in the west.
history
During the Second World War, the Germans maintained a concentration camp for Roma here.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 471 | 440 | 366 | 321 | 314 | 392 | 439 | 426 |
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Attractions
- The Lancy Dolmen has been a monument historique since 1889 .
Personalities
- Camille Matignon (1867–1934), chemist
