Percey

Percey
Percey

Coordinates: 47°57′52″N 3°49′34″E / 47.9644°N 3.8261°E / 47.9644; 3.8261Coordinates: 47°57′52″N 3°49′34″E / 47.9644°N 3.8261°E / 47.9644; 3.8261
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Yonne
Arrondissement Avallon
Canton Flogny-la-Chapelle
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Boucheron
Area1 9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 269
 • Density 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 89292 / 89360
Elevation 109–155 m (358–509 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 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.

Percey is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.

It lies on the Canal de Bourgogne, with the Route départementale (D945), named locally «Rue Nationale» running through it, between Saint-Florentin and Tonnerre.

Percey is the main village of the commune of Percey. Other villages are: Les Milleries and La Sogne.

The Château de Percey and the farm, church and old coach-house still exist. There is a garage, Gites (holiday rental homes in the Château), a small restaurant/hotel, school, and a garden centre (November-2006). The car-sales garage closed down in 2011.

ADSL is available there (as of 2012 2Mbs maximum), and the Chateau hosts a free wireless hotspot, as does the town hall (since 2008).

A catering company 'Becart' is moving in 2012 from nearby Saint Florentin to the old car-sales building in Percey.

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