Auxerre

prefecture and commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Place commune_of_france Q167600
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Summary

Auxerre is a commune of France[1]. Auxerre ranks in the top 0.28% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,860 views/month, #86 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Auxerre[3], Yonne[4], canton of Auxerre-Est[5], canton of Auxerre-Nord[6], canton of Auxerre-Nord-Ouest[7], canton of Auxerre-Sud[8], canton of Auxerre-Sud-Ouest[9]
  • Country: France[10]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Yonne[11]
  • Shares border with: Jussy[12], Escolives-Sainte-Camille[13], Augy[14], Champs-sur-Yonne[15], Chevannes[16], Monéteau[17], Perrigny[18], Quenne[19], Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche[20], Vallan[21], Venoy[22], Villefargeau[23], Villeneuve-Saint-Salves[24]
  • Twinned administrative body: Worms[25], Płock[26], Greve in Chianti[27], Redditch[28], Saint-Amarin[29], Roscoff[30]
  • Postal code: 89000[31], 89290[32]
  • Child organization or unit: Q112864583[33]
  • Commons category: Auxerre[34]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[35], UTC+02:00[36]
  • Said to be the same as: Q12948090[37]
  • Official website: http://www.auxerre.com[38], https://www.auxerre.fr/[39]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Auxerre[40]
  • Commons gallery: Auxerre[41]
  • Email address: mailto:mairie@auxerre.com[42]
  • Population: 34,869[43], 34,583[44], 34,843[45], 34,764[46], 36,804[47], 34,634[48], 34,451[49], 34,151[50], 34,778[51], 35,236[52], 35,097[53]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Auxerre[54]
  • Phone number: +33-3-86-72-43-00[55]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[56], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[57], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[58], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[59], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[60], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[61], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[62], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[63]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Auxerre include Auxerre – Branches Aerodrome[64], an aerodrome[65], in France[66].

Why It Matters

Auxerre has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Auxerre is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

Entities named for Auxerre include Auxerre – Branches Aerodrome[64], an aerodrome[65], in France[66].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [26] ↑ . auxerre.fr. Retrieved . auxerre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [28] ↑ . auxerre.fr. Retrieved . auxerre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [30] ↑ . auxerre.fr. Retrieved . auxerre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [11] ↑ . Sandre. sandre.eaufrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
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  37. [39] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
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  44. [46] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . Populations de référence 2022. wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . Populations de référence 2023. wikidata.org.
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  53. [55] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [65] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q27797
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  2. 12w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 2156
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 2156, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167475149|AUXERRE (#167475149)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #"
  3. 15w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Francearchives agent id → 309540665
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  4. 18w ago · Vojtěch Dostál · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nl cr aut id → ge1116070
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Nl cr aut id: ge1116070, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/148274525|Auxerre (Francie) (#148274525)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5735|NKCR geograph"
  5. 23w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
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  6. 24w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for films shot at this location → Q27342144
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Auxerre
    Replaces → Vaux
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Auxerre
    + 43 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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