Arrondissements of the Yonne department facts for kids
The Yonne department in France is divided into three special areas called arrondissements. You can think of an arrondissement like a big district or a borough. These divisions help organize the country.
Each arrondissement has a main town called a subprefecture. If the main city of the whole department (which is called the prefecture) is in an arrondissement, then that city acts as both the prefecture for the department and the subprefecture for its arrondissement.
Arrondissements are further divided into smaller areas called communes, which are like local towns or villages.
Here are the arrondissements in the Yonne department:
| Arrondissement | Capital City | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Number of Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | Auxerre | 179,922 | 3,514.6 | 171 |
| Avallon | Avallon | 47,594 | 2,209.2 | 139 |
| Sens | Sens | 114,298 | 1,703.6 | 118 |
A Look at History
The Yonne department has changed its internal divisions a few times since it was created.
- 1790: When the department was first set up, it had seven districts. These were Auxerre, Sens, Joigny, Saint-Fargeau, Avallon, Tonnerre, and Saint-Florentin. The main city, or capital, was Auxerre.
- 1800: The seven districts were reorganized into five arrondissements. These new arrondissements were Auxerre, Avallon, Joigny, Sens, and Tonnerre.
- 1926: Later, the arrondissements of Joigny and Tonnerre were removed. This left the Yonne department with the three arrondissements it has today.
Related pages
- Arrondissement of Auxerre
- Arrondissement of Avallon
- Arrondissement of Sens
- List of arrondissements of France
Images for kids
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Map of arrondissements of the Yonne department.
See also
In Spanish: Distritos de Yonne para niños
