Sens | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
![]() City Hall 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[1][2] |
Area 1 | 27.86 km2 (10.76 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | 27,034 |
• Density | 970/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 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.