Thorigny-sur-Oreuse

Thorigny-sur-Oreuse
region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Sens
Canton	Thorigny-sur-Oreuse (main town)
Community association	Yonne North
Coordinates	48 ° 21 ' N , 3 ° 24' E Coordinates: 48 ° 21 ' N , 3 ° 24' E
height	92-209 m
surface	49.23 km 2
Residents	1,456 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	30 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	89260
INSEE code	89414
Website	http://www.thorigny.net/

Thorigny-sur-Oreuse is a French village with 1,456 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Yonne department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Sens and the canton of Thorigny-sur-Oreuse (until 2015: canton of Sergines ). The inhabitants are called Thorignats or Thorigniens .

geography

Thorigny-sur-Oreuse is about 13 kilometers northeast of Sens . Thorigny-sur-Oreuse is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pailly in the north and north-west, Perceneige in the north and north-east, La Postolle in the east, Voisines in the south, Soucy in the south-west, La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse in the west and Plessis-Saint-Jean in the Northwest.

history

The municipality was created in 1972/73 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities Thorigny , Fleurigny and Saint-Martin-sur-Oreuse .