Sens

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.

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

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

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

 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 

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Sens
 Communes of the Yonne department

References

Other websites

 Mairie de Sens official website 
 Sens Office of Tourism

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Yonne