Champs-sur-Yonne
Encyclopedia
Champ-sur-Yonne is a commune
in the Yonne
department in Burgundy in north-central France
.
Its inhabitants are called
"Champicaunais". Champs-sur-Yonne is part of the metropolitan area of
Auxerre
, on the east bank of the river.
The soil is alluvial, made both from local limestones and erosion
products from the source of the Yonne in the Morvan
. There is
little agriculture in the mostly built up village, but yypical crops
include wheat, hemp, and sunflowers.
times, but the growth of Champs as a distinct commune dates from the
building of the three water mills on the Yonne in the eighteenth century.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Yonne
Yonne
Yonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Burgundy in eastern France and its prefecture is Auxerre. Its official number is 89....
department in Burgundy in north-central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Its inhabitants are called
"Champicaunais". Champs-sur-Yonne is part of the metropolitan area of
Auxerre
Auxerre
Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...
Geography
Champs is in the Valley of the Yonne RiverYonne River
The Yonne is a river in France, left tributary of the Seine. It is 292 km long. The river gives its name to the Yonne département. Its source is in the Nièvre département, in the Morvan hills near Château-Chinon...
, on the east bank of the river.
The soil is alluvial, made both from local limestones and erosion
products from the source of the Yonne in the Morvan
Morvan
The Morvan is a mountainous massif lying just to the west of the Côte d'Or escarpment in Burgundy, France. It is a northerly extension of the Massif Central and is of Variscan age. It is composed of granites and basalts and formed a promontory extending northwards into the Jurassic sea.-Music:The...
. There is
little agriculture in the mostly built up village, but yypical crops
include wheat, hemp, and sunflowers.
History
There have been local settlements in the area since at least Romantimes, but the growth of Champs as a distinct commune dates from the
building of the three water mills on the Yonne in the eighteenth century.