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Sens is a town and commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, in the Yonne
Yonne

Yonne is a France departments of France named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne in eastern France and its Prefectures in France is Auxerre....
 département, of which it is a sous-préfecture
Sous-préfecture

Subprefectures are the administrative towns of arrondissement in France in France that do not contain the Prefectures in France for its departments of France....
, in the Bourgogne
Bourgogne

Bourgogne is one of the 26 regions of France of France.The region of Bourgogne is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Duke of Burgundy....
 région
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
. It is crossed by the Yonne
Yonne 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 departments of France....
 and the Vanne
Vanne

Vanne is a village and Communes of France in the Haute-Sa?ne Departments of France, in the France Regions of France of Franche-Comt?....
, which empties into the Yonne here.

ar mentions Agedincum in the territory of the Senones
Senones

The Senones were a Gaul people of Gaul, who in the time of Julius Caesar inhabited the district which now includes the departments of Seine-et-Marne, Loiret and Yonne....
 several times in his Commentarii de Bello Gallico
Commentarii de Bello Gallico

Commentarii de Bello Gallico is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of his nine years of Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. The Latin title, literally Commentaries about the Gallic War, is often retained in English translations of the book, and the title is also translated to About the Gallic War, Of the Ga...
, and the city retains the skeleton of its Roman street-plan. The site was referred to by Ammianus Marcellinus
Ammianus Marcellinus

Ammianus Marcellinus was a fourth-century Ancient Rome historian. His is the last major historical account of the late Roman empire which survives today....
 as Senones (oppidum Senonas) but it did not become an administrative center until after the reorganization of the Roman Empire in 375
Tetrarchy

Tetrarchy can be applied to any system of government where power is divided between four individuals. The term is usually used to refer to the tetrarchy instituted by Roman Emperor Diocletian in 293 which lasted until c. 313....
, when it was the chief town of Lugdunensis Quarta
Gallia Lugdunensis

Gallia Lugdunensis was a Roman province of the Roman Empire in what is now the modern country of France, part of the Celtic territory of Gaul....
.

During the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
, its archbishops held the prestigious role of Primates of Gaul and Germany.






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Sens is a town and commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, in the Yonne
Yonne

Yonne is a France departments of France named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne in eastern France and its Prefectures in France is Auxerre....
 département, of which it is a sous-préfecture
Sous-préfecture

Subprefectures are the administrative towns of arrondissement in France in France that do not contain the Prefectures in France for its departments of France....
, in the Bourgogne
Bourgogne

Bourgogne is one of the 26 regions of France of France.The region of Bourgogne is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Duke of Burgundy....
 région
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
. It is crossed by the Yonne
Yonne 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 departments of France....
 and the Vanne
Vanne

Vanne is a village and Communes of France in the Haute-Sa?ne Departments of France, in the France Regions of France of Franche-Comt?....
, which empties into the Yonne here.

History

Caesar mentions Agedincum in the territory of the Senones
Senones

The Senones were a Gaul people of Gaul, who in the time of Julius Caesar inhabited the district which now includes the departments of Seine-et-Marne, Loiret and Yonne....
 several times in his Commentarii de Bello Gallico
Commentarii de Bello Gallico

Commentarii de Bello Gallico is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of his nine years of Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. The Latin title, literally Commentaries about the Gallic War, is often retained in English translations of the book, and the title is also translated to About the Gallic War, Of the Ga...
, and the city retains the skeleton of its Roman street-plan. The site was referred to by Ammianus Marcellinus
Ammianus Marcellinus

Ammianus Marcellinus was a fourth-century Ancient Rome historian. His is the last major historical account of the late Roman empire which survives today....
 as Senones (oppidum Senonas) but it did not become an administrative center until after the reorganization of the Roman Empire in 375
Tetrarchy

Tetrarchy can be applied to any system of government where power is divided between four individuals. The term is usually used to refer to the tetrarchy instituted by Roman Emperor Diocletian in 293 which lasted until c. 313....
, when it was the chief town of Lugdunensis Quarta
Gallia Lugdunensis

Gallia Lugdunensis was a Roman province of the Roman Empire in what is now the modern country of France, part of the Celtic territory of Gaul....
.

During the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
, its archbishops held the prestigious role of Primates of Gaul and Germany. The Hôtel de Sens
Hôtel de Sens

The H?tel de Sens is a city palace in Le Marais, in the IVe arrondissement of Paris, France.It was originally owned by the archbishops of Sens....
 in Paris was their official residence in that city. Starting from 1135, the cathedral of Sens, dedicated to Saint Stephen, was rebuilt as one of the first Gothic cathedral
Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is a style of architecture which flourished during the high and late Middle Ages. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
s; there, in 1234 Louis IX of France
Louis IX of France

Louis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was List of French monarchs from 1226 to his death. He was also Counts of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was a member of the House of Capet and the son of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile....
 celebrated his wedding to Marguerite of Provence
Marguerite of Provence

Marguerite of Provence was the eldest daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence and Beatrice of Savoy....
. Sens witnessed the trial of Peter Abelard
Peter Abelard

Peter Abelard was a medieval France Scholasticism philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician. The story of his affair with and love for Heloise has become legendary....
, Pope Alexander III
Pope Alexander III

Pope Alexander III , born Rolando of Siena, was Pope from 1159 to 1181....
 sojourned for some time in the city, and there also Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket

Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to his death. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion....
 spent part of his exile.

Sens lived troublesome times during the Wars of Religion
Wars of Religion

Wars of Religion may refer to:*European wars of religion, the European religious conflicts of the 16th and 17th centuries*French Wars of Religion, the 16th century Catholic-Protestant conflicts in France...
.

Main sights

  • The Cathedral, one of the first Gothic edifices in France.
  • Archbishops' Palace.
  • Church of St. Maurice.
  • House of Abraham.
  • Museum.


Administration

Sens is the chief-town of the arrondissement of Sens
Arrondissement of Sens

The Arrondissement of Sens is an Arrondissements of France of France, located in the Yonne Departments of France, in the Bourgogne Regions of France....
.

Miscellanea

It is the presumed birthplace of the 12th-century architect William of Sens
William of Sens

William of Sens was a twelfth century France architect, supposed to have been born at Sens, France.He is referred to in September, 1174, as having been the architect who undertook the task of rebuilding the choir of Canterbury cathedral, originally erected by Conrad, the prior of the monastery, and destroyed by fire in that year....
.

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    England

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See also

  • Senones
    Senones

    The Senones were a Gaul people of Gaul, who in the time of Julius Caesar inhabited the district which now includes the departments of Seine-et-Marne, Loiret and Yonne....
  • St. Columba of Sens
    Columba of Sens

    Saint Columba of Sens was a saintly virgin associated with Sens in France and a fountain named d'Azon.Her whole history is somewhat legendary....
  • Archdiocese of Sens

External links

  • & (in French)
  • "Agedincum (Sens), Yonne, France"
  • Pictures of Sens Cathedral: , ,