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 .

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**

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## 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 

File:Avallon - Mairie.jpg|City hall of Avallon.
File:Avallon - Collégiale Saint Lazare vue depuis les Chaumes.jpg|*Saint-Lazare* church.
File:Église St Martin Avallon 2.jpg|*Saint-Martin* church.
File:Avallon-Musée de l'Avallonnais (4).jpg|''Musée de l'Avallonnais''.
File:Avallon 180.JPG|Public garden behind the museum.

## 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