Sens

Sens
City Hall of Sens
City Hall of Sens
Flag of Sens
Coat of arms of Sens
Location of Sens
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Sens is located in France
Sens
Sens
Sens is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sens
Sens
Coordinates: 48°11′51″N 3°17′16″E / 48.1975°N 3.2877°E / 48.1975; 3.2877
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentYonne
ArrondissementSens
CantonSens-1 and 2
IntercommunalityCA Grand Sénonais
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Paul-Antoine de Carville[1][2]
Area
1
27.86 km2 (10.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
27,034
 • Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
89387 /89100
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Inside the cathedral of Sens, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, c. 1874

Sens (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃s] ) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, 120 km from Paris.

Sens is a sub-prefecture and the second largest city of the department, the sixth largest in the region. It is crossed by the Yonne and the Vanne, which empties into the Yonne here.

  1. ^ Paul-Antoine de Carville sera le prochain maire de Sens, France Bleu, 3 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.