Avallon

Avallon is a French commune. It is in the south 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 Avallon.

Geography
The city of Avallon is in the southeastern part of the Yonne department. The city is on small hills along the Cousin river, a river that flows mainly in the Yonne department.

The commune of Avallon has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

+ Distance from Avallon to other cities Dijon  Paris  Bordeaux  Toulouse  Montpellier  Lyon  Nantes             

+ Avallon and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Avallon

The city of Avallon is surrounded by the communes:

Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for Avallon is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.

Population
The inhabitants of Avallon are known, in French, as Avallonnais (women: Avallonnaises).

With a population of 7025, Avallon has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Avallon

 Administration 
Avallon is a subprefecture of the Yonne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Avallon and the administrative centre () of the canton Avallon formed by 27 communes, with 14,851 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan ().

 Twinned and partner towns 
Avallon is twinned with:

  Pepinster, Belgium
  Cochem, Germany
  Tenterden, United Kingdom
  Saku, Japan

Places of interest
Some interesting places in Avallon are:
 The Saint-Lazare church, built in the twelfth century.
 The Saint-Martin church, built around 1650.
 The bell tower - The tower was built in 1456 and is  high.

 Gallery 

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Avallon
 Communes of the Yonne department

References

Other websites

 Mairie d'Avallon official website 
 Office de Tourisme d'Avallon  
 Communauté de communes Avallon - Vézelay - Morvan 

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Yonne