Accolay, Yonne

Accolay
Accolay
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Accolay
Coordinates: 47°39′41″N 3°42′34″E / 47.6614°N 3.7094°E / 47.6614; 3.7094Coordinates: 47°39′41″N 3°42′34″E / 47.6614°N 3.7094°E / 47.6614; 3.7094
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Yonne
Arrondissement Auxerre
Canton Joux-la-Ville
Intercommunality Chablis, Villages et Terroirs
Area1 9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 409
 • Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 89001 /89460
Elevation 110–231 m (361–758 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.
View from the Cure and the Accolay Canal in Accolay

Accolay is a former commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged with Cravant into the new commune of Deux Rivières.[1]

The population of Accolay was 419 inhabitants on January 1, 2016.[2]

The commune is bordered by the Cure River and the Nivernais Canal, just beside it.[3] The canal junction was built in the 19th century to transport wood by timber rafting from the Morvan forests to Paris.[4]

Accolay is one of the most ancient locations of the Yonne department, first mentioned in a document by the Bishop of Auxerre, Saint Aunaire, in the 6th century under the name Accolacus. The name is from the gaulish patronym Accola with the suffix acus, which was applied to settlements along Roman villaes.

saint-Nizier church in Accolay

The Saint-Nizier church has a chancel and a Romanesque apsel separated by a classic nave. The first church on its ground was built in the 11th century, and the present building is from the 18th century. The church possess three statues from 1695, classified as national monument.[4]

The village was noted as a producer of potter that became renowned between 1945 and 1983.[5]

The commune boasts, amongst others, a library, an elementary school, a children's nursery, a recreation centre, a municipal camping ground and a post office.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 26 April 2016 (in French)
  2. ↑ "Présentation de la commune". Bienvenue au village d'Accolay. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  3. ↑ "Accolay". Office de tourisme Intercommunal de Cure et Yonne. Office de tourisme de France. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  4. 1 2 "ACCOLAY ET SON ÉGLISE". Bienvenue au villaged'Accolay. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  5. ↑ David, Ammanuel. "L'histoire des potiers d'Accolay". Les potiers d'Accolay. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  6. ↑ "Services aux citoyens". Bienvenue au village d'Accolay. Retrieved 2017-07-24.

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