Sens | |
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Coordinates: 48°11′52″N 3°16′57″E / 48.1978°N 3.2826°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Yonne |
Arrondissement | Sens |
Canton | Sens-1 Sens-2 |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Sénonais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Marie-Louise Fort[1] |
Area 1 | 21.91 km2 (8.46 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 25,507 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 89387 /89100 |
Elevation | 62–208 m (203–682 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
Website | Mairie de Sens |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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.