Auxerre: Prefecture and commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Auxerre is a French commune.
It is in the northwest of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and is the prefecture of the Yonne department.
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| Coordinates: 47°47′55″N 3°34′02″E / 47.7986°N 3.5672°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre |
| Canton | Auxerre-1 Auxerre-2 Auxerre-3 Auxerre-4 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de l'Auxerrois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Guy Férez |
| Area 1 | 49.95 km2 (19.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 34,843 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89024 /89000 |
| Elevation | 93–217 m (305–712 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft) |
| Website | Mairie de Auxerre |
| 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 Auxerre is in the centre of the Yonne department. The city is along the Yonne river, a tributary of the Seine river, that flows through the department from south to north.
It has an area of 50 km2 (19 sq mi). Its average altitude is 155 m (509 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 120 m (390 ft).
| Dijon | Paris | Bordeaux | Toulouse | Montpellier | Lyon | Nantes |
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| 152 km (94 mi) | 168 km (104 mi) | 622 km (386 mi) | 608 km (378 mi) | 598 km (372 mi) | 302 km (188 mi) | 493 km (306 mi) |
Auxere is surrounded by many communes: Augy, Champs-sur-Yonne, Chevannes, Escolives-Sainte-Camille, Jussy, Monéteau, Perrigny, Quenne, Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche, Vallan, Venoy, Villefargeau and Villeneuve-Saint-Salves.
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The city of Auxerre is surrounded by the communes:
Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Auxerre is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.
The average temperature for the year in Auxerre is 11.5 °C (52.7 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 20.2 °C (68.4 °F). The coolest month, on average is January, with an average temperature of 3.6 °C (38.5 °F).
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Auxerre is 961.4 mm (37.85 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is December with 106.3 mm (4.19 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is April with an average of 62.7 mm (2.47 in).
| Climate data for Auxerre, France | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.0 (73.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 16.6 (61.9) | 10.2 (50.4) | 6.7 (44.1) | 15.9 (60.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 4.4 (39.9) | 7. (45) | 10.5 (50.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.7 (63.9) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.0 (68.0) | 16.2 (61.2) | 12.4 (54.3) | 7.1 (44.8) | 4.2 (39.6) | 11.5 (52.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | 3.3 (37.9) | 5.3 (41.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 12.3 (54.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 14.1 (57.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 8.2 (46.8) | 4.0 (39.2) | 1.6 (34.9) | 7.1 (44.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 102.3 (4.03) | 77.0 (3.03) | 85.5 (3.37) | 62.7 (2.47) | 69.4 (2.73) | 70.4 (2.77) | 74.6 (2.94) | 70.8 (2.79) | 67.2 (2.65) | 88.3 (3.48) | 86.9 (3.42) | 106.3 (4.19) | 961.4 (37.87) |
| Source: Weatherbase.com [1] | |||||||||||||
Population
The inhabitants of Auxerre are known, in French, as Auxerrois (women: Auxerroises).
With a population of 34,843, Auxerre has a population density of 698 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Auxerre
Auxerre forms, together with other 2 communes, the urban area of Auxerre with a population of 42,188 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 77.7 km2 (30.0 sq mi). This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Auxerre, formed by 68 communes, with a population of 92,209 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 963.5 km2 (372.0 sq mi).
Administration
Auxerre is the prefecture of the Yonne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Auxerre and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of four cantons:
- Auxerre-1 formed by 3 communes and part of Auxerre, with 14,411 inhabitants (2014).
- Auxerre-2 formed by 6 communes and part of Auxerre, with 19,035 inhabitants (2014).
- Auxerre-3 formed by 6 communes and part of Auxerre, with 14,480 inhabitants (2014).
- Auxerre-4 formed by 2 communes and part of Auxerre, with 14,316 inhabitants (2014).
It is part of the intercommunality Auxerrois (French: Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois).
Twinned and partner towns
Auxerre is twinned with:
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References
Other websites
- Mairie de Auxerre official website (in French)
- Communauté de l'Auxerrois Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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