Vireaux (French pronunciation: [viʁo]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
Vireaux | |
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Location of Vireaux  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°47′14″N 4°02′59″E / 47.7872°N 4.0497°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Avallon |
| Canton | Tonnerrois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | José Ponsard[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.58 km2 (5.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 102 |
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89481 /89160 |
| Elevation | 163–280 m (535–919 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Notable people
edit- Jean-Baptiste Muard (1809 - 1854), French Benedictine, reformer, and founder of religious orders, was born in Vireaux.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Brullee, Vie de P. Muard (Paris, 1855), tr. Robot, 1882; Thompson, Life of P. Muard (London, 1886); Denis Huerre (1994), Petite vie de Jean-Baptiste Muard
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