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 Yonne in France | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′N 3°34′E / 47.800°N 3.567°ECoordinates: 47°48′N 3°34′E / 47.800°N 3.567°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Département | 4 March 1790 |
| Prefecture | Auxerre |
| Subprefectures | Avallon, Sens |
| Government | |
| • President | André Villiers |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,427.4 km2 (2,867.7 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 341,814 |
| • Density | 46.0207/km2 (119.1930/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-89 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 21 |
| Communes | 428 |
| Website | www.cg89.fr |
Yonne is a department in the centre of France, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The largest city in the department, and its prefecture (capital), is Auxerre.
The department is named after the Yonne river, a tributary of the Seine, that flows through the department. The Celts name of the river was Ica-onna (Latin: Icauna) and from this name come the name of the river and of the people living in the department: Icaunais.
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