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Villeblevin () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

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Villeblevin is a commune in the Yonne department within the arrondissement of Sens, France. It is situated in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and shares borders with Misy-sur-Yonne, Chaumont, Saint-Agnan, and Villeneuve-la-Guyard. The locality is located next to the Yonne river and has an elevation above sea level of 118 meters.

The area of the commune is 7.36 square kilometers. Its population is recorded as 1,900, comprising 931 males and 934 females. Another source lists the population as 1,636. The official postal code is 89340, and it is associated with the canton of Pont-sur-Yonne.

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Place details

Locality
Villeblevin
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Population
1,636

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12.3 µg/m³
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19.8 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Villeblevin
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Camus Monument in Villeblevin France 17-august-2003.1.JPG
French commune.caption
Monument to Albert Camus
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Villeblevin (Yonne).svg
French commune.INSEE
89449
French commune.postal code
89340
French commune.arrondissement
Sens
French commune.canton
Pont-sur-Yonne
French commune.mayor
Thierry Spahn
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation min m
53
French commune.elevation max m
118
French commune.area km2
7.36

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Villeblevin
Country
France
Population
1795
Area
7.36
Elevation
73
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Yonne
Shares border with
Vinneuf
Official website
www.villeblevin.fr
Image
Villeblevin-FR-89-église-10.jpg
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Commons category
Villeblevin
postal code
89340
associated electoral district
canton of Pont-sur-Yonne
male population
931
female population
934
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-86-96-68-00
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Encyclopedic overview

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Villeblevin () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

The town achieved prominence in 1960 when it was the site of the car crash that killed Albert Camus. A monument to Albert Camus is located at 48°19'28.0" north, 3°04'56.4" east. The site where Michel Gallimard's Facel-Vega crashed against a plane tree killing Camus instantly was on the Nationale 6 (now Départmentale 606) at the height of Petit-Villeblevin.

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

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