Sens

Sens (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃s] ) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, 120 km from Paris.

Sens
City Hall of Sens
Location of Sens
Sens
Sens
Coordinates: 48°11′51″N 3°17′16″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentYonne
ArrondissementSens
CantonSens-1 and 2
IntercommunalityCA Grand Sénonais
Government
  Mayor (20222026) Paul-Antoine de Carville
Area
1
27.86 km2 (10.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
27,034
  Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
89387 /89100
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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