Accolay () is a former commune in the

Yonne Yonne (, in Burgundian: ''Ghienne'') 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 con ...

department in

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in north-central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged with Cravant into the new commune of Deux Rivières. The commune is bordered by the Cure River and the Nivernais Canal, just beside it. The canal junction was built in the 19th century to transport wood by

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from the

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forests to Paris. Accolay is one of the most ancient locations of the Yonne department, first mentioned in a document by the

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of Auxerre, Saint Aunaire, in the 6th century under the name ''Accolacus''. The name is from the

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patronym Accola with the suffix ''acus'', which was applied to settlements along

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The Saint-Nizier church has a

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and a Romanesque apsel separated by a

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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. The village was noted as a producer of

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and ceramics that became renowned between 1945 and 1983. 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.

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Official Site
of the commune (in French) * Official Site o
Accolay's Potters
* Website of th
area tourist office
Former communes of Yonne {{Auxerre-geo-stub

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