Pontigny

Pontigny
Pontigny
	Commune
	Choir of the abbey church
	Pontigny Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region Pontigny
	Coordinates: 47°54′28″N 3°42′42″E / 47.9078°N 3.7117°ECoordinates: 47°54′28″N 3°42′42″E / 47.9078°N 3.7117°E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Chablis
Area1	11.92 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	768
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	89307 /89230
Elevation	102–183 m (335–600 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.

Pontigny is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

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Its principal distinction is as the home of Pontigny Abbey.

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Pontigny
Commune
Choir of the abbey church
Pontigny Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region Pontigny
Coordinates: 47°54′28″N 3°42′42″E / 47.9078°N 3.7117°E / 47.9078; 3.7117Coordinates: 47°54′28″N 3°42′42″E / 47.9078°N 3.7117°E / 47.9078; 3.7117
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Chablis
Area¹	11.92 km² (4.60 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	768
• Density	64/km² (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	89307 /89230
Elevation	102–183 m (335–600 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.