Avallon

Avallon is a French commune. It is in the south 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 Avallon.

Avallon
The clock tower in Avallon.
Coat of arms
Location of Avallon
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Coordinates: 47°29′27″N 3°54′33″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Avallon
Canton	Avallon
Intercommunality	CC Avallon - Vézelay - Morvan
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean-Yves Caullet[1]
Area 1	26.75 km2 (10.33 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	34,843
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	89025 /89200
Elevation	163–369 m (535–1,211 ft) (avg. 266 m or 873 ft)
Website	Mairie d'Avallon
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The city of Avallon is in the southeastern part of the Yonne department. The city is on small hills along the Cousin river, a river that flows mainly in the Yonne department.

The commune of Avallon has an area of 26.8 km² (10.3 sq mi).^[2] Its average altitude is 266 m (873 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 220 m (720 ft).^[3]

Distance from Avallon to other cities

Dijon	Paris	Bordeaux	Toulouse	Montpellier	Lyon	Nantes
107 km (66 mi)	224 km (139 mi)	678 km (421 mi)	647 km (402 mi)	553 km (344 mi)	256 km (159 mi)	550 km (340 mi)

Avallon and its neighboring communes

The city of Avallon is surrounded by the communes:

Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for Avallon is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.

Population

The inhabitants of Avallon are known, in French, as Avallonnais (women: Avallonnaises).^[4]

With a population of 7025,^[5] Avallon has a population density of 698 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Avallon

Administration

Avallon is a subprefecture of the Yonne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Avallon and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton Avallon formed by 27 communes, with 14,851 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan (French: Communauté de communes Avallon - Vézelay - Morvan).

Twinned and partner towns

Avallon is twinned with:^[6]

• Pepinster, Belgium
• Cochem, Germany
• Tenterden, United Kingdom
• Saku, Japan

Places of interest

Some interesting places in Avallon are:

• The Saint-Lazare church, built in the twelfth century.
• The Saint-Martin church, built around 1650.
• The bell tower - The tower was built in 1456 and is 49 m (161 ft) high.

Gallery

• 
  City hall of Avallon.
• 
  Saint-Lazare church.
• 
  Saint-Martin church.
• 
  Musée de l'Avallonnais.
• 
  Public garden behind the museum.

Related pages

• Arrondissement of Avallon
• Communes of the Yonne department