Tanlay
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Avallon | |
| Canton | Tonnerrois | |
| Community association | Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 51 ' N , 4 ° 5' E | |
| height | 140-278 m | |
| surface | 38.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 998 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 89430 | |
| INSEE code | 89407 | |
 Tanlay Castle |
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Tanlay is a French municipality with 998 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Yonne department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Avallon and the canton of Tonnerrois .
geography
The municipality is located about 40 kilometers east of Auxerre on the banks of the Armançon River and the Canal de Bourgogne, which runs parallel here . In addition to the main town, it also includes the larger towns of Commissey and Saint-Vinnemer .
Neighboring communities are:
| Saint-Martin-sur-Armançon | Thorey | Rugny , Baon |
| Tonnerre |
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Pimelles |
| Lézinnes | Argentenay |
traffic
The municipality is located on the Paris – Marseille railway line and has a leisure port on the Bourgogne Canal .
Attractions
The Tanlay castle belonged to the family of Admiral Coligny , then the Mazarin related Superintendent of Finance Michel Parti Celli d'Hémery before it came into the possession of Thevenin family in the 17th century.
