Villeblevin
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Villeblevin (French pronunciation: [vil.bləvɛ̃]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
Villeblevin | |
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Monument to Albert Camus | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Villeblevin | |
  Villeblevin  Villeblevin | |
| Coordinates: 48°19′31″N 3°04′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Sens |
| Canton | Pont-sur-Yonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Spahn[1] |
Area 1 | 7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,795 |
| • Density | 244/km2 (632/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89449 /89340 |
| Elevation | 53–118 m (174–387 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The town achieved prominence in 1960 when it was the site of the car crash that killed Albert Camus. A monument to Albert Camus is located at 48°19'28.0" north, 3°04'56.4" east. The site where Michel Gallimard's Facel-Vega crashed against a plane tree killing Camus instantly was on the Nationale 6 (now Départmentale 606) at the height of Petit-Villeblevin.
