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.

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**

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## 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

## References
## Other websites
* Mairie de Sens official website 
* Sens Office of Tourism