1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
View from the Cure and the Accolay Canal in Accolay
The commune is bordered by the Cure River and the Nivernais Canal, just beside it.[3] The canal junction was built in the 19th century to transport wood by timber rafting from the Morvan forests to Paris.[4]
Accolay is one of the most ancient locations of the Yonne department, first mentioned in a document by the Bishop of Auxerre, Saint Aunaire, in the 6th century under the name Accolacus. The name is from the Gaulish patronym Accola with the suffix acus, which was applied to settlements along Romanvillaes.
saint-Nizier church in Accolay
The Saint-Nizier church has a chancel and a Romanesque apsel separated by a classic nave. The first church on this site was built in the 11th century, and the present building dates from the 18th century. The church possesses three statues dating from 1695, classified as national monuments.[4]
The village was noted as a producer of pottery and ceramics that became renowned between 1945 and 1983.[5]
The commune boasts, amongst others, a library, an elementary school, a children's nursery, a recreation centre, a municipal camping ground and a post office.[6]
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accolay, yonne, this, article, about, french, commune, french, composer, jean, baptiste, accolay, accolay, french, pronunciation, akɔlɛ, former, commune, yonne, department, bourgogne, franche, comté, north, central, france, january, 2017, merged, with, cravant. This article is about the French commune For the French composer see Jean Baptiste Accolay Accolay French pronunciation akɔlɛ is a former commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne Franche Comte in north central France On 1 January 2017 it was merged with Cravant into the new commune of Deux Rivieres 2 AccolayPart of Deux RivieresCoat of armsLocation of AccolayAccolayShow map of FranceAccolayShow map of Bourgogne Franche ComteCoordinates 47 39 41 N 3 42 34 E 47 6614 N 3 7094 E 47 6614 3 7094CountryFranceRegionBourgogne Franche ComteDepartmentYonneArrondissementAuxerreCantonJoux la VilleCommuneDeux RivieresArea19 27 km2 3 58 sq mi Population 2021 1 449 Density48 km2 130 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Postal code89460Elevation110 231 m 361 758 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries View from the Cure and the Accolay Canal in AccolayThe commune is bordered by the Cure River and the Nivernais Canal just beside it 3 The canal junction was built in the 19th century to transport wood by timber rafting from the Morvan forests to Paris 4 Accolay is one of the most ancient locations of the Yonne department first mentioned in a document by the Bishop of Auxerre Saint Aunaire in the 6th century under the name Accolacus The name is from the Gaulish patronym Accola with the suffix acus which was applied to settlements along Roman villaes saint Nizier church in AccolayThe Saint Nizier church has a chancel and a Romanesque apsel separated by a classic nave The first church on this site was built in the 11th century and the present building dates from the 18th century The church possesses three statues dating from 1695 classified as national monuments 4 The village was noted as a producer of pottery and ceramics that became renowned between 1945 and 1983 5 The commune boasts amongst others a library an elementary school a children s nursery a recreation centre a municipal camping ground and a post office 6 Contents 1 Population 2 See also 3 References 4 External referencesPopulation editHistorical populationYearPop p a 2006462 2011423 1 75 2021449 0 60 Source INSEE 7 1 See also editCommunes of the Yonne departmentReferences edit a b Populations legales 2021 Legal populations 2021 PDF in French INSEE December 2023 Arrete prefectoral 26 April 2016 in French Accolay Office de tourisme Intercommunal de Cure et Yonne Office de tourisme de France Archived from the original on 2016 06 11 Retrieved 2017 07 24 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint others link a b Accolay et son Eglise Bienvenue au villaged Accolay Retrieved 2017 07 24 David Ammanuel L histoire des potiers d Accolay Les potiers d Accolay Retrieved 2017 07 24 Services aux citoyens Bienvenue au village d Accolay Retrieved 2017 07 24 Populations legales 2011 INSEEExternal references editOfficial Site of the commune in French Official Site of Accolay s Potters Website of the area tourist office nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Accolay Yonne nbsp This Yonne geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Accolay Yonne amp oldid 1213714343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
