Vassy-sous-Pisy
Vassy-sous-Pisy
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| Vassy-sous-Pisy | |
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Commune | |
  Vassy-sous-Pisy Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Vassy-sous-Pisy | |
Coordinates: 47°34′11″N 4°10′07″E / 47.5697°N 4.1686°E / 47.5697; 4.1686Coordinates: 47°34′11″N 4°10′07″E / 47.5697°N 4.1686°E / 47.5697; 4.1686 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Avallon |
| Canton | Chablis |
| Area1 | 7.45 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 85 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 89431 /89420 |
| Elevation | 264–377 m (866–1,237 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Vassy-sous-Pisy (before 2010: Vassy)[1] is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
Contents
1 Geography
2 History
3 Mayors
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Geography[edit]
The town is built on the summit of a 310 m high conical hill or monticule.
History[edit]
The ancient route from Paris to Lyon passed through Vassy, and in the 13th century we find a mention of the town, under the name of Vasseium. In 1786 investigations were made into the possibility of coal mining here. In the 19th century the town gained a train station on the Auxerre-Avallon line, thanks to the factory of Honoré Gariel. He and his brother Hippolyte had created a company or Société able to produce hydraulic lime.
" A depot was founded in Paris; the cement, named from then on Ciment romain de Vassy, was employed by considerable businesses, and made the Société's fortune, though Honoré Gariel had by then ceased to take a part in the Société."[2]
A modest hamlet previously dependent on Étaule, Vassy would thus become — with an influx of blue-collar workers — a commune in its own right.
The hamlet surpassed the town's administrative center: The Gariel family endowed a town girls school (directed by the soeurs de la Providence, or sisters of Providence) with a chapel and a presbytery. As the population uniformly increased, a new church was begun in 1859 and finished in 1862.
Mayors[edit]
| From | To | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 1919 | Auguste Legast | |
| 1919 | 1925 | Charles Legast | |
| 1925 | 1929 | Camille Gallon | |
| 1929 | 1944 | Guy Verrier | |
| 1944 | 1945 | Germain Genty | |
| 1945 | 1969 | Emile Gallon | |
| 1969 | 1989 | Roger Canat | |
| 1989 | 2008 | Michelle Philipot |
See also[edit]
- Communes of the Yonne department
References[edit]
- INSEE
^ Décret n° 2010-772 8 July 2010 (in French)
^ (in French) Victor Petit: Description des villes et campagnes du département de l'Yonne
External links[edit]
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vassy-sous-Pisy. |
(in French) Vassy on the Quid site
(in French) Vassy and neigbhouring communes on a map of France
Communes of the Yonne department  | |
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