Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
|commune status = Commune
|image = 2012-DSC 0335-Villeneuve-sur-Yonne-Porte-de-Joigny.jpg
|caption = Gate in Villeneuve sur Yonne, Yonne, Burgundy, France
|image coat of arms = Blason Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 89.svg
|arrondissement = Sens
|canton = Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
|coordinates = {{coord|48.0928|3.2945|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 89464
|postal code = 89500
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Grand Sénonais
|elevation m =
|elevation min m = 68
|elevation max m = 206
|area km2 = 40.00
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne ({{IPA|fr|vilnœv syʁ jɔn}}) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
It is surrounded by a partly intact wall, built during the 12th century, which was one of the 8 residences of the French kings.
Geography
History
The city was founded in 1163 by Louis VII of France to protect the kingdom of France at the boundary of the Champagne. In 1204 King Philip II Augustus held parliament in the city, and Louis IX resided in the city before departing for the Eighth Crusade. In 1594 the city was burnt down. During the French Revolution the name was changed from le-Roi (the king) to sur-Yonne (on the Yonne). In 1870 a memorial for the dead was designed by the sculptor Émile Peynot. The city was governed from 1927 till 1931 by the infamous mayor Marcel Pétiot, who was guillotined in 1946, convicted of 26 killings.
Demography
The inhabitants are called Villeneuviens.
{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|40613|Villeneuve-sur-Yonne}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-89464#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |4605
|1800 |4885
|1806 |5007
|1821 |4765
|1831 |4966
|1836 |5199
|1841 |4525
|1846 |5357
|1851 |5206
|1856 |5025
|1861 |5018
|1866 |4952
|1872 |5095
|1876 |5084
|1881 |5010
|1886 |5127
|1891 |5117
|1896 |4877
|1901 |4768
|1906 |4666
|1911 |4451
|1921 |3937
|1926 |4099
|1931 |4256
|1936 |4107
|1946 |4321
|1954 |4404
|1962 |4365
|1968 |4451
|1975 |4764
|1982 |4980
|1990 |5054
|1999 |5404
|2007 |5294
|2012 |5326
|2017 |5219
}}
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
|metric first = 1
|single line = 1
|Jan high C = 6
|Feb high C = 8
|Mar high C = 12
|Apr high C = 15
|May high C = 20
|Jun high C = 23
|Jul high C = 26
|Aug high C = 26
|Sep high C = 22
|Oct high C = 16
|Nov high C = 10
|Dec high C = 7
|Jan low C = 1
|Feb low C = 1
|Mar low C = 4
|Apr low C = 5
|May low C = 9
|Jun low C = 12
|Jul low C = 14
|Aug low C = 14
|Sep low C = 11
|Oct low C = 8
|Nov low C = 4
|Dec low C = 2
|Jan rain cm = 3.78
|Feb rain cm = 3.71
|Mar rain cm = 2.96
|Apr rain cm = 4.12
|May rain cm = 4.32
|Jun rain cm = 4.14
|Jul rain cm = 4.12
|Aug rain cm = 3.54
|Sep rain cm = 4.1
|Oct rain cm = 5.07
|Nov rain cm = 4.81
|Dec rain cm = 4.21
|date=August 2010
}}
Main sights
- Two main entrance gates to the city, Gate of Sens and Gate of Joigny. The Gate of Joigny or Porte de Joigny was rebuilt in the 16th century; the Gate of Sens, or Porte de Sens, predates it by three hundred years and is similar in appearance.{{cite web|url=http://www.au-chateau.com/auChateauNews05.htm|title=au-chateau.com|access-date=2007-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320214429/http://www.au-chateau.com/auChateauNews05.htm|archive-date=2007-03-20|url-status=dead}}
- Gothic and Renaissance Church Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Our Lady of Assumption).
- City market built during the 19th century by Paul Sédille.
- La Lucarne aux Chouettes or The Owls' Nest restaurant which was run by Leslie Caron, serving Burgundy specialities. The old dilapidated boathouse was bought by her in 1990 on the suggestion of Jean Renoir.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/travel/ny-trcaron4948163oct29,0,6402895.story?coll=ny-travel-datelines|title=Newsday.com|access-date=2007-02-26}}
- A Neolithic menhir situated on the bank of the river, in the locality called Pierre-Fritte or Plaine-des-Egriselles.{{Base Mérimée|PA00113948|Menhir}}
Sister and twin cities
- {{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} Horní Bříza, Czech Republic
- {{Flagicon|Germany}} Braubach am Rhein, Germany
- {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Collingham, United Kingdom
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- [http://www.villeneuve-yonne.fr City Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090517104534/http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=89464&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Villeneuve-sur-Yonne] at INSEE website
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Category:1163 establishments in Europe