Title: Sens Content: 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 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 . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . Two rivers flow through the commune: # the Yonne river that passes through the city from south to north and is a left tributary of the Seine river; and # the Vanne, a right tributary of the Yonne.  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). With a population of 25,507, Sens has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Sens 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:30000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:5000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:2500 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:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 23035 bar:1975 from:0 till: 26463 bar:1982 from:0 till: 26602 bar:1990 from:0 till: 27082 bar:1999 from:0 till: 26904 bar:2006 from:0 till: 26961 bar:2014 from:0 till: 25507 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 23035 fontsize:S text: 23,035 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 26463 fontsize:S text: 26,463 shift:(-15,5) bar:1982 at: 26602 fontsize:S text: 26,602 shift:(-15,5) bar:1990 at: 27082 fontsize:S text: 27,082 shift:(-15,5) bar:1999 at: 26904 fontsize:S text: 26,904 shift:(-15,5) bar:2006 at: 26961 fontsize:S text: 26,961 shift:(-15,5) bar:2014 at: 25507 fontsize:S text: 25,507 shift:(-15,5) == Administration == Sens is a subprefecture of the Yonne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Sens and the administrative centre  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 . === Twinned and partner towns === Sens is twinned with: * 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 == File:Sens- FR-89-B-03.JPG|View of Sens with its city hall and cathedral. File:Maison d'abraham.jpg|The House of Abraham. File:2012--DSC 0160--Ancien-Palais-des- archevêques-de-Sens.jpg|The old Archbishops' Palace. File:Léglise Saint- Maurice et lYonne à Sens (2637691088).jpg|The Saint-Maurice church and the Yonne river. File:Sens-FR-89-Parc du Moulin à tan-aire de jeu-02.jpg|Parc du Moulin a Tan, a park. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Sens * Communes of the Yonne department