Sens is a sub-prefecture and the second city of the department, the sixth in the region. It is crossed by the Yonne and the Vanne, which empties into the Yonne here.
The city is said to have been one of the oppida of the Senones, one of the oldest Celtic tribes living in Gaul. It is mentioned as Agedincum by Julius Caesar[3] several times in his Commentarii de Bello Gallico. The Roman city was built during the first century BC and surrounded by walls during the third (notable parts of the walls still remain, with alterations along the centuries). It still retains today the skeleton of its Roman street plan.[4] The site was referred to by Ammianus Marcellinus as Senones (oppidum Senonas), where the future emperor Julian faced an Alamannic siege for a few months, but it did not become an administrative center until after the reorganization of the Roman Empire in 375, when it was the chief town of Lugdunensis Quarta.
During the Middle Ages its archbishops held the prestigious role of primate of Gaul and Germany. The bishop of Sens became an archbishop as early as the mid-5th century, but the cult of the traditional founders Savinian and Potentian, not mentioned by Gregory of Tours, did not appear until the 8th century, when they were added to the local recension of the Seventy Apostles.[5] The Hôtel de Sens in Paris was their official residence in that city. The Archdiocese of Sens ruled over the dioceses of Chartres, Auxerre, Meaux, Paris, Orléans, Nevers and Troyes, summarized by the acronym CAMPONT. This city was conquered by a Muslim army in 725 AD, but was abandoned quickly after the death of the commander of the army, Anbasa ibn Suhaym al-Kalbi, from natural causes.
Sens experienced troublesome times during the Wars of Religion. In 1562, 100 of the town’s Huguenot population were killed in the Massacre of Sens.[6]
The city declined after Paris was elevated to archdiocese in 1622. Since 2002, Sens remains an archbishopric (though the incumbent resides in Auxerre since 1929?)[citation needed] but with no metropolitical function (no pallium or marriage appeals).
Despite the creation of new regions, Sens remains subject to the Paris cour d'appel.
Population
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1793
10,957
—
1800
9,165
−2.52%
1806
8,675
−0.91%
1821
8,718
+0.03%
1831
9,279
+0.63%
1836
9,095
−0.40%
1841
10,099
+2.12%
1846
10,525
+0.83%
1851
10,645
+0.23%
1856
10,845
+0.37%
1861
11,098
+0.46%
1866
11,901
+1.41%
1872
11,514
−0.55%
1876
12,309
+1.68%
1881
13,515
+1.89%
1886
14,035
+0.76%
1891
14,006
−0.04%
1896
14,924
+1.28%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1901
14,962
+0.05%
1906
15,007
+0.06%
1911
15,034
+0.04%
1921
15,311
+0.18%
1926
16,172
+1.10%
1931
17,465
+1.55%
1936
17,783
+0.36%
1946
17,329
−0.26%
1954
18,612
+0.90%
1962
20,015
+0.91%
1968
23,035
+2.37%
1975
26,463
+2.00%
1982
26,602
+0.07%
1990
27,082
+0.22%
1999
26,904
−0.07%
2007
25,844
−0.50%
2012
25,106
−0.58%
2017
25,935
+0.65%
Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues.
^The manuscripts of the Gallic War also give varied readings of Agendicum and Agetincum (William Smith, ed. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography); the gilded statue of "Brennus" ("leader") surmounts the hôtel de ville.
^Its Cardo (rue de la République) and Decumanus Maximus (Grande Rue) still meet at near right angles.
^Goyau, G. (1912). "Sens". Catholic Encyclopedia. New Advent. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^Carroll, Stuart (2012). "The Rights of Violence". Past & Present. Supplement 7: 142.
^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sens, EHESS. (in French)
Richard Stillwell, ed. Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, 1976: "Agedincum (Sens), Yonne, France"
May 07, 2023
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For other uses see Sens disambiguation Sens French pronunciation sɑ s listen is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne Franche Comte in north central France 120 km from Paris SensSubprefecture and communeCity Hall of SensFlagCoat of armsLocation of SensSensShow map of FranceSensShow map of Bourgogne Franche ComteCoordinates 48 11 51 N 3 17 16 E 48 1975 N 3 2877 E 48 1975 3 2877 Coordinates 48 11 51 N 3 17 16 E 48 1975 N 3 2877 E 48 1975 3 2877CountryFranceRegionBourgogne Franche ComteDepartmentYonneArrondissementSensCantonSens 1 and 2IntercommunalityCA Grand SenonaisGovernment Mayor 2022 2026 Paul Antoine de Carville 1 Area127 86 km2 10 76 sq mi Population Jan 2019 2 26 688 Density960 km2 2 500 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code89387 891001 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Inside the cathedral of Sens Jean Baptiste Camille Corot c 1874 Sens is a sub prefecture and the second city of the department the sixth in the region It is crossed by the Yonne and the Vanne which empties into the Yonne here Contents 1 History 2 Population 3 Main sights 4 Notable people 4 1 Sport 5 Twin towns 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe city is said to have been one of the oppida of the Senones one of the oldest Celtic tribes living in Gaul It is mentioned as Agedincum by Julius Caesar 3 several times in his Commentarii de Bello Gallico The Roman city was built during the first century BC and surrounded by walls during the third notable parts of the walls still remain with alterations along the centuries It still retains today the skeleton of its Roman street plan 4 The site was referred to by Ammianus Marcellinus as Senones oppidum Senonas where the future emperor Julian faced an Alamannic siege for a few months but it did not become an administrative center until after the reorganization of the Roman Empire in 375 when it was the chief town of Lugdunensis Quarta During the Middle Ages its archbishops held the prestigious role of primate of Gaul and Germany The bishop of Sens became an archbishop as early as the mid 5th century but the cult of the traditional founders Savinian and Potentian not mentioned by Gregory of Tours did not appear until the 8th century when they were added to the local recension of the Seventy Apostles 5 The Hotel de Sens in Paris was their official residence in that city The Archdiocese of Sens ruled over the dioceses of Chartres Auxerre Meaux Paris Orleans Nevers and Troyes summarized by the acronym CAMPONT This city was conquered by a Muslim army in 725 AD but was abandoned quickly after the death of the commander of the army Anbasa ibn Suhaym al Kalbi from natural causes Starting from 1135 the cathedral of Sens dedicated to Saint Stephen was rebuilt as one of the first Gothic cathedrals There in 1234 Louis IX of France celebrated his wedding to Marguerite of Provence Sens witnessed the trial of Peter Abelard Pope Alexander III sojourned for some time in the city and Thomas Becket spent part of his exile between 1162 and 1165 The Archdiocese of Sens hosted a number of church councils and the first Archbishop of Uppsala was consecrated there William of Sens was the principal architect of Canterbury Cathedral Sens experienced troublesome times during the Wars of Religion In 1562 100 of the town s Huguenot population were killed in the Massacre of Sens 6 The city declined after Paris was elevated to archdiocese in 1622 Since 2002 Sens remains an archbishopric though the incumbent resides in Auxerre since 1929 citation needed but with no metropolitical function no pallium or marriage appeals Despite the creation of new regions Sens remains subject to the Paris cour d appel Population EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 179310 957 18009 165 2 52 18068 675 0 91 18218 718 0 03 18319 279 0 63 18369 095 0 40 184110 099 2 12 184610 525 0 83 185110 645 0 23 185610 845 0 37 186111 098 0 46 186611 901 1 41 187211 514 0 55 187612 309 1 68 188113 515 1 89 188614 035 0 76 189114 006 0 04 189614 924 1 28 YearPop p a 190114 962 0 05 190615 007 0 06 191115 034 0 04 192115 311 0 18 192616 172 1 10 193117 465 1 55 193617 783 0 36 194617 329 0 26 195418 612 0 90 196220 015 0 91 196823 035 2 37 197526 463 2 00 198226 602 0 07 199027 082 0 22 199926 904 0 07 200725 844 0 50 201225 106 0 58 201725 935 0 65 Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Source EHESS 7 and INSEE 1968 2017 8 Sens CathedralMain sights EditThe Cathedral one of the first Gothic edifices in France Archbishops Palace Church of St Maurice Church of St Pierre le Rond House of Abraham Museum Serres municipales de Sens municipal greenhousesNotable people Edit Figure of William of Sens in Vienna Portrait of Augusta Hure Samo ca 600 ca 658 Frankish merchant and later king rex of the 7th century Slavic state known as Samo s Empire Aprus of Sens 7thC French priest and hermit Thomas Becket ca 1119 1170 Archbishop of Canterbury he took refuge in Sens in 1164 where Pope Alexander III was sheltered venerated as a saint William of Sens died 1180 12thC French master mason and architect Samson ben Abraham of Sens ca 1150 ca 1230 rabbi and notable Tosafist Joseph ben Nathan Official 13thC French Jewish controversialist probably lived in Sens Jacques Almain d 1515 theologian at College de Navarre defended conciliarism Jacques Francois Courtin 1672 1752 a French Dutch Golden Age painter Victor Scipion Charles Auguste de La Garde de Chambonas 1750 1830 mayor of Sens brigadier general and French foreign minister at the beginning of the French Revolution Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne 1769 1834 diplomat close relationship with Napoleon Bonaparte 9 Louis Jacques Thenard 1777 1857 French chemist educated at the academy of Sens 10 Edouard Charton 1807 1890 an eminent French literary figure Adolphe Vuitry 1813 1885 lawyer economist and politician governor of the Banque de France 1863 1864 Charles Levert 1825 1899 French public servant and politician Maurice Prou 1861 1930 archivist paleographer numismatist and historian Etienne Mimard 1862 1944 French arms manufacturer Augusta Hure 1870 1953 the first woman appointed as museum curator in France Saturnin Fabre 1884 1961 French film actor Sport Edit Bacary Sagna 2012 Guy Chevalier 1910 1949 field hockey player competed in the 1928 1936 amp 1948 Summer Olympics Bacary Sagna born 1983 footballer with 439 club caps and 65 for France Florian Fritz born 1984 former rugby union player with over 400 club caps and 34 for France Clement Chantome born 1987 footballer with about 300 club caps Chris Malonga born 1987 footballer with over 350 club caps and 26 for Congo Orlann Ombissa Dzangue born 1991 sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres Jean Ambrose born 1993 footballer with about 70 club caps and 1 for HaitiTwin towns Edit Chester United Kingdom Lorrach Loerrach International Germany Senigallia Italy Vyshhorod Ukraine Fafe PortugalSee also EditSenones St Columba of Sens Archdiocese of Sens Communes of the Yonne department St Wulfram of SensReferences Edit Paul Antoine de Carville sera le prochain maire de Sens France Bleu 3 October 2022 Populations legales 2019 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2021 The manuscripts of the Gallic War also give varied readings of Agendicum and Agetincum William Smith ed A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography the gilded statue of Brennus leader surmounts the hotel de ville Its Cardo rue de la Republique and Decumanus Maximus Grande Rue still meet at near right angles Goyau G 1912 Sens Catholic Encyclopedia New Advent Retrieved November 14 2021 Carroll Stuart 2012 The Rights of Violence Past amp Present Supplement 7 142 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Sens EHESS in French Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEE Rose John Holland 1911 Bourrienne Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 4 11th ed pp 333 334 Thenard Louis Jacques Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 26 11th ed 1911 pp 759 780 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sens Sens Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 24 11th ed 1911 Goyau Pierre Louis Theophile Georges 1912 Archdiocese of Sens Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 13 Tourist Office in English Official website in French Richard Stillwell ed Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites 1976 Agedincum Sens Yonne France Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sens amp oldid 1148634375, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
