Villiers-Saint-Benoît
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region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
Department | Yonne | |
Arrondissement | Auxerre | |
Canton | Coeur de Puisaye | |
Community association | Puisaye-Forterre | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 47 ' N , 3 ° 13' E | |
height | 167-247 m | |
surface | 34.04 km 2 | |
Residents | 476 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 89130 | |
INSEE code | 89472 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Villiers-Saint-Benoît |
Villiers-Saint-Benoît is a French municipality with 476 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Yonne in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté (2015: Burgundy ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Auxerre and the canton of Cœur de Puisaye (until 2015: canton of Toucy ). The residents call themselves Villerois .
geography
Villiers-Saint-Benoît is located in the Puisaye region , about 27 kilometers west of Auxerre on the Ouanne and Vrin . Villiers-Saint-Benoît is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sommecaise in the north, Le Val d'Ocre in the northeast, Merry-la-Vallée in the east, Toucy in the southeast, Dracy in the south, Tannerre-en-Puisaye in the southwest, and Champignelles in the west Southwest and Charny Orée de Puisaye in the west and northwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 200 | 2013 |
Residents | 551 | 521 | 527 | 434 | 430 | 429 | 498 | 511 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Benoît church
- Saint-Loup church in La Villotte
- Bridge over the Ouanne