Vézelay
Vézelay | |
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Location of Vézelay | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′00″N 3°44′48″E / 47.4667°N 3.7467°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Avallon |
| Canton | Joux-la-Ville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hubert Barbieux |
Area 1 | 21.83 km2 (8.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 464 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89446 /89450 |
| Elevation | 170–339 m (558–1,112 ft) (avg. 302 m or 991 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vézelay (French: [vez(ə)lɛ]) is a commune in the department of Yonne in the north-central French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is a defensible hill town famous for Vézelay Abbey. The town and its 11th-century Romanesque Basilica of St Magdalene are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.