Malay-le-Grand
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Malay-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [malɛ lə ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
Malay-le-Grand | |
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The town hall in Malay-le-Grand | |
 Location of Malay-le-Grand | |
  Malay-le-Grand  Malay-le-Grand | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′32″N 3°20′31″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Sens |
| Canton | Sens-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Sénonais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Séverine Mainvis[1] |
Area 1 | 21.80 km2 (8.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,630 |
| • Density | 74.8/km2 (194/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89239 /89100 |
| Elevation | 76–221 m (249–725 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Etymology
The village Maslacius subterior was cited in 519.[3] In 1003, the village is designated under the name Masliacus Major ("greater Malay"). In 1187, the name of Mâlay-le-Grand became Malaium Vice-comitis (Mâlay-le-Vicomte) until the French Revolution. It was only then that Mâlay-le-Vicomte became Mâlay-le-Grand again and the neighbouring village of Mâlay-le-Roi also became Malay-le-Petit.
