Auxerre

**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 .

Auxere is surrounded by many *communes*: Augy, Champs-sur-Yonne, Chevannes, Escolives-Sainte-Camille, Jussy, Monéteau, Perrigny, Quenne, Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche, Vallan, Venoy, Villefargeau and Villeneuve-Saint-Salves.

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 .

With a population of 34,843, Auxerre has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

**Evolution of the population in Auxerre**

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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

## References
## Other websites
* Mairie de Auxerre official website 
* Communauté de l'Auxerrois