Ouanne
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Ouanne is a french commune located in the Yonne département and the Bourgogne région. Ouanne is also the name of a long river of approximately 70 km, taking its source in the vicinity, tributary of the right shore of Loing.
| Commune of Ouanne | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 03° 25' 07" East |
| Latitude | 47° 39' 06" North |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Bourgogne |
| Département | Yonne (commune) |
| Arrondissement | [[Arrondissement of Auxerre|Auxerre]] |
| Canton | Courson-les-Carrières |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Forterre |
| Mayor | Ginette Berthier (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 266 m–371 m (avg. 314 m) |
| Land area¹ | 3,73 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
670 |
| - Density (1999) | 179/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89283/ 89560 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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[edit] Name of the inhabitants
Ouannaise, Ouannais.
[edit] History
Existed at the time Gallo-Roman under the name of Odouna or Oduna. A Roman way carried out in Auxerre. The ancient station of Ouanne is known according to a marble fragment of IIIe century preserved at the museum of Autun. The marble indicates the distances on the Roman way of Auxerre to Entrains. This way saw passing the armies of Pippin the Younger.
In 1790, Ouanne becomes chief town of canton but the number of cantons falls and the village is attached to Courson-les-Carrières. In 1972, the two communes of Ouanne and Chastenay join.
[edit] Demography
| 1881 | 1886 | 1931 | 1975 | 1981 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1054 | 1100 | 720 | 551 | 512 | 541 | 670 |
| Numbers retained since 1962 : Population sans doubles comptes | ||||||
[edit] Places and monuments
- Notre-Dame Church, blazing style, (XVth-XVIth centuries), entirely arched.
- Source de l'Ouanne, close to the laundrette builds in 1867.
- Castle of the Mines, (XVIth century).
[edit] Personalities related to the commune
[edit] See also
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