Pimelles
Sign in to savePimelles () is a small village nestled in the rolling hills of the department of Yonne in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, north-central France. Part of the canton of Tonnerrois, it covers 10 km2. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 61. Its present mayor is Adrien Retif.
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Pimelles is a commune in France, situated within the Yonne department and the arrondissement of Avallon. It lies in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and shares borders with the communes of Cruzy-le-Châtel, Ancy-le-Libre, Baon, and Gland. The area covers 9.91 square kilometers, with an elevation of 277 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 89740.
The population of Pimelles is recorded as 63, comprising 32 males and 30 females. Another source lists the population as 74. The commune is associated with the canton of Tonnerrois for electoral purposes, while its administrative location is also linked to the canton of Cruzy-le-Châtel.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pimelles
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 74
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Pimelles
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Pimelles1.jpg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Avallon
- French commune.canton
- Tonnerrois
- French commune.INSEE
- 89299
- French commune.postal code
- 89740
- French commune.mayor
- Adrien Retif
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 265
- French commune.elevation min m
- 183
- French commune.elevation max m
- 277
- French commune.area km2
- 9.91
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Pimelles
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Avallon
- Population
- 61
- Area
- 9.91
- Elevation
- 228
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Tanlay
- Image
- Pimelles1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pimelles
- postal code
- 89740
- associated electoral district
- canton of Tonnerrois
- male population
- 32
- female population
- 30
- P8168
- microwave
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-86-75-20-28
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Encyclopedic overview
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Pimelles () is a small village nestled in the rolling hills of the department of Yonne in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, north-central France. Part of the canton of Tonnerrois, it covers 10 km2. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 61. Its present mayor is Adrien Retif.
==History== The history of Pimelles dates to at least 1035, when Raynaud, the Count of Tonnerre, gave "Pimella" to the nearby Abbey of Saint Michael. The Knights Templar Commandry of Saint Mark at Nuits-sous-Ravières established a sub-commandry in Pimelles during the 14th century. A Renaissance-era bridge can be found in the center of town.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pimelles” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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