Percey
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| Commune of Percey | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 03° 49' 34" E |
| Latitude | 47° 57' 52" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Avallon |
| Canton | Flogny-la-Chapelle |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 109 m–155 m (avg. 135 m) |
| Land area¹ | 9.56 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
257 |
| - Density (1999) | 26/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89292/ 89360 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Percey is a small village and a commune in the canton of Tonnerre, part of the Yonne département, Burgundy, France. It lies on the Canal de Bourgogne, with the Route Nationale (D945) running through it, between Saint-Florentin and Tonnerre.
There are 362 inhabitants, of which 60 are below the age of 16 (2005). There is a female mayor, Mrs Durand (2005/2006). Percey is the main village of the commune Percey. Other villages are: Les Millerie, Buteaux, La Chaussee, and La Sogne.
The Château de Percey and the farm, church and old coach-house still exist. There is a garage, Salon-de-The/art gallery and Gites (holiday rental home) (in the Château), a small restaurant, school, and a garden centre (November-2006). The garage is under new ownership since January 2007.
ADSL is available there, and the Chateau hosts a free wireless hotspot.
The fire commander Mr. Gentil (Percey falls under the Auxerre fire-brigade) has stated that the water-supply for fire-prevention does not meet their official requirements (Feb 2006)[citation needed].
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