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Bléneau

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Bléneau () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye.

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Bléneau is a commune in France, situated in the Yonne department within the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Bléneau and is located in the arrondissement of Auxerre. The municipality has an area of 39.41 square kilometers and shares borders with Champcevrais, Breteau, Champoulet, and Champignelles. The Loing river is located near the commune.

The population of Bléneau is 1,388, comprising 611 males and 678 females. The postal code for the area is 89220. Bléneau is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Cœur de Puisaye. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 209 meters.

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Place details

Locality
Bléneau
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Population
1,500

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Key facts

French commune.INSEE
89046
French commune.name
Bléneau
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Bléneau-FR-89-mairie-02.jpg
French commune.caption
The town hall in Bléneau
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason de la ville de Bléneau (89).svg
French commune.postal code
89220
French commune.arrondissement
Auxerre
French commune.canton
Cœur de Puisaye
French commune.mayor
Alain Drouhin
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation min m
145
French commune.elevation max m
209
French commune.area km2
39.41

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Sightseeing
  • Les jardins d'eau
  • Saint-Loup Church
  • Courtenay castle
  • Tower of the surrounding walls (Tour d'enceinte)
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Bléneau () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye.

== Geography == Bléneau, the administrative centre of its natural area, is a commune of 1,153 inhabitants (in 2023) of the Puisaye area. The commune is on the site of an ancient route that crossed the Loing. The commune covers 3941 hectares and has forests, ponds and grazing lands on its territory. Bléneau is situated at 150 km from Paris, 56 km from Auxerre and 29 km from Gien.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bléneau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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