Auxerre

Auxerre
picture: Coat of arms of the city Auxerre
picture: Situation of Auxerre
base data
region	Burgund
Département	Yonne (capital)
Arrondissement	Arrondissement de Auxerre (capital)
canton	capital of 5 cantons
surface	49.95 km ²
inhabitant	37,790 (1999)
population density	757 Einwohner/km ²
height	of 102 m and. NN
postal zip code	F-89000
preselection	+33 89024
Geographical situation	of coordinates: 47° 47 ' 54 " N; 03° 34 ' 04 " O 47° 47 ' 54 " N; 03° 34 ' 04 " O
address of the city hall	Mairie d'Auxerre 14 Place de l'Hôtel de ville F-89012 Auxerre
Website	http://www.auxerre.com
E-Mail	form on homepage
politics
mayor	Guy Ferez (since 2001)

Auxerre [oˈsɛʀ] at the same time administrative seat lies in the Département Yonne in the region Bourgogne , France to the Yonne and is. The city has 37,790 inhabitants (conditions: 1999) and a surface of 49,95 km ². In the proximity the Mont Autric lies.

The citywith the football club AJ Auxerre is usually connected. The term stands at the same time for red Burgunderwein.

The cathedral Saint Etienne in Auxerre

1 history
2 population
of 3 sons and daughters of the city
of 4 twin cities
5 Web on the left of
6 see also

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history

Historically the city was created as Roman attachment under the name Oppidum Autessiodorum. The via Agrippa handed likewise to the settlement near. In 5. Century experienced the city by working bishop and commander the Germanus of Auxerre a first economic and religious bloom time. InThe Middle Ages were Auxerre in merowingischem property and - in the year 1223 - kept to Auxerre municipal rights only late. The growth prospect of the city was limited by the political situation in the border area between French and burgundischem realm clearly over long time.
In August 1944 became Auxerre ofthe troops of the Leclerc frees general.
1972 united the city with the municipality Vaux.

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