Sens
Sens | |
|---|---|
Subprefecture and commune | |
City Hall of Sens | |
Location of Sens | |
| Coordinates: 48°11′51″N 3°17′16″E / 48.1975°N 3.2877°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Sens |
| Canton | Sens-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Sénonais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Paul-Antoine de Carville |
Area 1 | 27.86 km2 (10.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 27,275 |
| • Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89387 /89100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sens (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃s] ⓘ) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, 120 km southeast from Paris.
Sens is a sub-prefecture and the second largest city of the department, the sixth largest in the region. It is crossed by the Yonne and the Vanne, which empties into the Yonne here. At the last census of 2021, the municipality had 27,034 inhabitants. Its inhabitants are called les Senonese in French.
The city was rewarded with the distinction of Grand Prix et quatre fleurs in 2007 at Concours des villes et villages fleuris.