Percey
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Percey (French pronunciation: [pɛʁsɛ]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
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The church in Percey | |
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 Location of Percey | |
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| Coordinates: 47°57′52″N 3°49′34″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre |
| Canton | Saint-Florentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Boucheron[1] |
Area 1 | 9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 248 |
| • Density | 25.9/km2 (67.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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.
ADSL is available there (as of 2012 2Mbs maximum), and the Chateau hosts a free wireless hotspot, as does the town hall (since 2008).
