Title: Auxerre Content: Auxerre is a French commune. It is in the northwest of the Bourgogne-Franche- Comté region and is the prefecture of the Yonne department. ==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 . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .  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 . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month, on average is January, with an average temperature of . The average amount of precipitation for the year in Auxerre is . The month with the most precipitation on average is December with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is April with an average of . ==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 inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Auxerre Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:40000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:10000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:5000 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2011 text:2011 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 35784 bar:1975 from:0 till: 38342 bar:1982 from:0 till: 38741 bar:1990 from:0 till: 38819 bar:1999 from:0 till: 37790 bar:2006 from:0 till: 37419 bar:2011 from:0 till: 35534 bar:2014 from:0 till: 34843 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 35784 fontsize:S text: 35,784 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 38342 fontsize:S text: 38,342 shift:(-15,5) bar:1982 at: 38741 fontsize:S text: 38,741 shift:(-15,5) bar:1990 at: 38819 fontsize:S text: 38,819 shift:(-15,5) bar:1999 at: 37790 fontsize:S text: 37,790 shift:(-15,5) bar:2006 at: 37419 fontsize:S text: 37,419 shift:(-15,5) bar:2011 at: 35534 fontsize:S text: 35,534 shift:(-15,5) bar:2014 at: 34843 fontsize:S text: 34,843 shift:(-15,5) Auxerre forms, together with other 2 communes, the urban area of Auxerre with a population of 42,188 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . 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 . == Administration == Auxerre is the prefecture of the Yonne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Auxerre and the administrative centre  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 . === Twinned and partner towns === Auxerre is twinned with: * Redditch, United Kingdom since 1956. * Worms, Germany since 1968. * Roscoff, France since 1978. * Saint-Amarin, France since 1981. * Greve in Chianti, Italy since 1998. * Płock, Poland since 2000. == Gallery == File:1240-Auxerre.jpg|Saint-Étienne cathedral in Auxerre. File:Auxerre - Saint Pierre Church.jpg|Saint Pierre church. File:Mairieauxerre.JPG|City hall of Auxerre. File:Auxerre1.jpg|Auxerre and the Yonne river. File:Place de l'Hotel de Ville Auxerre.JPG|Downtown Auxerre ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Auxerre * Communes of the Yonne department