Sens

Sens is a French commune. It is in the north 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 Sens.

Sens
City Hall of Sens
Coat of arms
Location of Sens
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Coordinates: 48°11′52″N 3°16′57″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Sens
Canton	Sens-1 Sens-2
Intercommunality	CA Grand Sénonais
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Marie-Louise Fort[1]
Area 1	21.91 km2 (8.46 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	25,507
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	89387 /89100
Elevation	62–208 m (203–682 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
Website	Mairie de Sens
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sens is the second commune of the department by its population, after Auxerre, prefecture of the department.

Geography

The city of Sens is in the northern part of the Yonne department, in the northwest of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and bordered by three other regions: Île-de-France, Grand Est and Centre-Val de Loire. It is in the valley of the Yonne river.

The commune of Sens has an area of 21.9 km² (8.5 sq mi).^[2] Its average altitude is 135 m (443 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 70 m (230 ft).^[3]

Two rivers flow through the commune:

1. the Yonne river that passes through the city from south to north and is a left tributary of the Seine river; and
2. the Vanne, a right tributary of the Yonne.

Distance from Sens to other cities^[4]

Dijon	Paris	Bordeaux	Toulouse	Montpellier	Lyon	Nantes
227 km (141 mi)	125 km (78 mi)	602 km (374 mi)	694 km (431 mi)	673 km (418 mi)	377 km (234 mi)	465 km (289 mi)

Sens and its neighboring communes

The city of Sens is surrounded by the communes:

Climate

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

Population

The inhabitants of Sens are known, in French, as Sénonais (women: Sénonaises).^[5]

With a population of 25,507,^[6] Sens has a population density of 1,164 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Sens

Administration

Sens is a subprefecture of the Yonne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Sens and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of two cantons:

• Sens-1 formed by 2 communes and part of Sens, with 19,669 inhabitants (2014).
• Sens-2 formed by 5 communes and part of Sens, with 19,996 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Le Grand Sénonais (French: Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais).

Twinned and partner towns

Sens is twinned with:^[7]

• Lörrach, Germany
• Chester, United Kingdom
• Senigallia, Italy
• Vyshhorod, Ukraine
• Fafe, Portugal

Places of interest

Some interesting places in Sens are:

• The Saint-Étienne cathedral, one of the earliest Gothic buildings in France.
• The Maison d'Abraham (House of Abraham), a house in the centre of the city.
• The Archbishops' Palace - now it is a museum.
• The Saint-Maurice church.

Gallery

• 
  View of Sens with its city hall and cathedral.
• 
  The House of Abraham.
• 
  The old Archbishops' Palace.
• 
  The Saint-Maurice church and the Yonne river.
• 
  Parc du Moulin a Tan, a park.

Related pages

• Arrondissement of Sens
• Communes of the Yonne department