The
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ent ...
of Pont-sur-Yonne is an administrative division of the
Yonne
Yonne () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight constituent departments, it is lo ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
, central
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in
Pont-sur-Yonne
Pont-sur-Yonne (, literally ''Bridge on Yonne'') is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
See also
*Communes of the Yonne department
*Yonne (river)
The Yonne () is a river in France, a left-bank ...
.
It consists of the following communes:
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# Champigny
#]Chaumont Chaumont can refer to:
Places Belgium
* Chaumont-Gistoux, a municipality in the province of Walloon Brabant
France
* Chaumont-Porcien, in the Ardennes ''département''
* Chaumont, Cher, in the Cher ''département''
* Chaumont-le-Bois, in the CÃ ...
#Courtois-sur-Yonne
Courtois-sur-Yonne (, literally ''Courtois on Yonne (river), Yonne'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Yonne Departments of France, department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
See also
*Communes of the Yonne department
...
#Pont-sur-Yonne
Pont-sur-Yonne (, literally ''Bridge on Yonne'') is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
See also
*Communes of the Yonne department
*Yonne (river)
The Yonne () is a river in France, a left-bank ...
# Saint-Sérotin
#Villeblevin
Villeblevin () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
The town achieved prominence in 1960 when it was the site of the car crash that killed Albert Camus.
See also
*Communes of the Yonne departm ...
# Villemanoche
# Villenavotte
# Villeneuve-la-Guyard
# Villeperrot
References
Cantons of Yonne
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