Percey

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Coordinates: 47°57′52″N 3°49′34″E / 47.96444, 3.82611

Administration
Commune of Percey
Location

Country	France
Region	Bourgogne
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Avallon
Canton	Flogny-la-Chapelle
Statistics
Elevation	109 m–155 m (avg. 135 m)
Land area^¹	9.56 km²
Population^² (1999)	257
- Density	26/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	89292/ 89360
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Percey is a small village and a commune in the Yonne département, Burgundy, France. It lies on the Canal de Bourgogne, with the Route départementale (D945), named locally "Rue Nationale" 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]}