Sens
commune in Yonne, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sens is a French commune. It is in the north of the Yonne department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, to the southeast of Paris, and is a subprefecture in the department. It is also the capital of the arrrondissement of Sens.
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Coordinates: 48°11′52″N 3°16′57″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Yonne |
Arrondissement | Sens |
Canton | Sens-1 Sens-2 |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Sénonais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Marie-Louise Fort[1] |
Area 1 | 21.91 km2 (8.46 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 25,507 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 89387 /89100 |
Elevation | 62–208 m (203–682 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
Website | Mairie de Sens |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Sens is the second commune of the department by its population, after Auxerre, prefecture of the department.