Villeblevin

Villeblevin (French pronunciation: [vil.bləvɛ̃]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

Villeblevin
Commune
Monument to Albert Camus
Coat of arms
Location of Villeblevin
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Coordinates: 48°19′31″N 3°04′57″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Sens
Canton	Pont-sur-Yonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Spahn[1]
Area 1	7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,813
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	89449 /89340
Elevation	53–118 m (174–387 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town achieved prominence in 1960 when it was the site of the car crash that killed Albert Camus. A monument to Albert Camus is located at 48°19'28.0" north, 3°04'56.4" east. The site where Michel Gallimard's Facel-Vega crashed against a plane tree killing Camus instantly was on the Nationale 6 (now Départmentale 606) at the height of Petit-Villeblevin.

See also

• Communes of the Yonne department