Champs-sur-Yonne explained

Champs-sur-Yonne
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Champs-sur-Yonne (Yonne).svg
Arrondissement:Auxerre
Canton:Auxerre-3
Insee:89077
Postal Code:89290
Mayor:Stéphane Antunes[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Auxerrois
Coordinates:47.7381°N 3.6017°W
Elevation M:109
Elevation Min M:97
Elevation Max M:133
Area Km2:4.39

Champ-sur-Yonne (in French pronounced as /ʃɑ̃ syʁ jɔn/) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

Its inhabitants are called"Champicaunais". Champs-sur-Yonne is part of the metropolitan area ofAuxerre

Geography

Champs is in the Valley of the Yonne River, on the east bank of the river.The soil is alluvial, made both from local limestones and erosionproducts from the source of the Yonne in the Morvan. There islittle agriculture in the mostly built up village, but typical cropsinclude wheat, hemp, and sunflowers.

History

There have been local settlements in the area since at least Romantimes, but the growth of Champs as a distinct commune dates from thebuilding of the three water mills on the Yonne in the eighteenth century.

Population

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.