Seignelay
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre | |
| Canton | Saint-Florentin | |
| Community association | Serein et Armance | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 54 ' N , 3 ° 36' E | |
| height | 88-192 m | |
| surface | 14.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,522 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 105 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 89250 | |
| INSEE code | 89382 | |
| Website | http://www.seignelay.fr/ | |
Seignelay is a French village with 1,522 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Yonne department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Auxerre and the canton of Saint-Florentin .
Neighboring municipalities of Seignelay are Hauterive in the north, Héry in the east, Monéteau in the south, Gurgy in the south-west, Chemilly-sur-Yonne in the west and Beaumont in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 1047 | 1042 | 1132 | 1485 | 1538 | 1546 | 1583 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martial church (10th and 16th / 17th centuries, Monument historique )
- Market hall (17th century, Monumen historique)
- Former hospital (17th / 18th century)
Personalities
- Guillaume de Seignelay, 1207–1220 Bishop of Auxerre , Bishop of Paris 1220–1223
- Manassès de Seignelay, his brother, Bishop of Orléans
- Jean-Baptiste Colbert, marquis de Seignelay (1651–1690)
- Henri Joly (1839–1925), sociologist and philosopher, died in Seignelay
Web links
Commons : Seignelay (Yonne) - collection of images, videos and audio files
