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former commune in Yonne, France

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Charny is a former commune in the Yonne department of France, located within the arrondissement of Auxerre. It served as the capital of the canton of Charny Orée de Puisaye and shared borders with Dicy, Saint-Martin-sur-Ouanne, Chêne-Arnoult, and Fontenouilles. The area covered 18.99 square kilometers, with an elevation of 201 meters above sea level.

The commune was dissolved on December 31, 2015, and replaced by Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye. Prior to its dissolution, it had a population of 5,039. Postal codes for the area included 89120 and 89350.

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Place details

Locality
Charny Orée de Puisaye
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Population
1,796

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Air quality

42US AQIGood
PM2.5
6.7 µg/m³
PM10
12.3 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department
Yonne
Arrondissement
Auxerre
Canton
Charny Orée de Puisaye
Commune
Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye
Area
18.99 km (7.33 sq mi)
Population 2022
1,497
Density
78.83/km (204.2/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Elevation
130–201 m (427–659 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Charny
Country
France
Population
1470
Area
18.99
Elevation
181
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Perreux
Image
Charny depuis la Plaine des Perreuses.jpg
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Commons category
Charny (Yonne)
postal code
89350
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2015-12-31
associated electoral district
canton of Charny Orée de Puisaye
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Encyclopedic overview

Charny ( French pronunciation: [ʃaʁni] ) is a former commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye.

Geography

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

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