Villefranche (Yonne)
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| local community | Charny Orée de Puisaye | |
| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 56 ' N , 3 ° 8' E | |
| Post Code | 89120 | |
| Former INSEE code | 89454 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | http://www.villefranche-saint-phal.fr/ | |
Villefranche (formerly: Villefranche-Saint-Phal ) is a commune Déléguée in the French commune of Charny Orée de Puisaye with 606 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Yonne department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . From 1996 to 2014 Villefranche was part of the Communauté de communes de la Région de Charny .
Villefranche became on January 1, 2016 with 13 other municipalities, namely Chambeugle , Charny , Chêne-Arnoult , Chevillon , Dicy , Fontenouilles , Grandchamp , Malicorne , Marchais-Beton , Perreux , Prunoy , Saint-Denis-sur-Ouanne , Saint-Martin -sur-Ouanne merged to form the Commune nouvelle Charny Orée de Puisaye. The municipality of Villefranche was part of the Auxerre arrondissement and the Charny canton .
geography
Villefranche is about 44 kilometers west-northwest of Auxerre .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 648 | 605 | 574 | 537 | 519 | 512 | 595 | 635 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Les Écharlis monastery, Cistercian abbey
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Personalities
- Jean-Baptiste Morin (1583–1656), nobleman, mathematician, astronomer and astrologer
