Vireaux Explained
| Vireaux |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Coordinates: | 47.7872°N 4.0497°W |
| Insee: | 89481 |
| Postal Code: | 89160 |
| Arrondissement: | Avallon |
| Canton: | Tonnerrois |
| Mayor: | José Ponsard[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Elevation Min M: | 163 |
| Elevation Max M: | 280 |
| Area Km2: | 14.58 |
Vireaux (in French pronounced as /viʁo/) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
Notable people
- Jean-Baptiste Muard (1809 - 1854), French Benedictine, reformer, and founder of religious orders, was born in Vireaux.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
- Brullee, Vie de P. Muard (Paris, 1855), tr. Robot, 1882; Thompson, Life of P. Muard (London, 1886); Denis Huerre (1994), Petite vie de Jean-Baptiste Muard
