Ouanne

Ouanne
Town hall Town hall
Coat of arms of Ouanne Coat of arms
Ouanne
Location within Burgundy region Ouanne
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Courson-les-Carrières
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Remy Virtel
Area1	38.20 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	715
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	89283 / 89560
Elevation	226–371 m (741–1,217 ft) (avg. 314 m or 1,030 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ouanne is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.

Ouanne is also the name of a long river of approximately 70 km (43 mi), taking its source in the vicinity, tributary of the right shore of Loing.

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 from the 3rd century preserved at the museum of Autun. The marble indicates the distances on the Roman way of Auxerre to Entrains-sur-Nohain. 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.

Geography

The Ouanne River has its source in the commune.

Demography

Demographic evolution

1881	1886	1931	1975	1981	1990	1999	2006
1054	1100	720	551	512	627	661	715
Since 1962: Population without duplicates

Inhabitants are known as Ouannais.

Places and monuments

• Notre-Dame Church, blazing style, (15th-16th centuries), entirely arched.
• Source de l'Ouanne, close to the laundrette builds in 1867.
• Castle of the Mines, (16th century).

Personalities

• René Lepage de Ste-Claire

See also

• Communes of the Yonne department

References

• INSEE
• INSEE (English)
• IGN (English)