Appoigny

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Appoigny

Total population

3,170

Elevation82 m

Land area22.09 km²

Coordinates47.88°, 3.52°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Appoigny is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Éric Briffard

French chef

P

Pierre Mollaret

neurologist (1898–1987)

Germanus of Auxerre

5th century Bishop of Auxerre and saint

Jean-Pierre Soisson

French politician (1934–2024)

Emmeline Ndongue

French basketball player (born 1983)

Edme Charles Philippe Lepère

French politician (1823-1885)

H

Henri Gouhier

French philosopher (1898–1994)

Philibert Joseph Roux

French surgeon (1780–1854)

Marcel Petiot

sentenced to death in France

Jean-Paul Rappeneau

French film director and screenwriter (1932–2026)

Paul Bert

French zoologist, physiologist and politician (1833-1886)

Jean-Baptiste de La Curne de Sainte-Palaye

French academic (1697-1781)

W

William of Auxerre

French theologian and philosopher

Octave Uzanne

French writer (1851–1931)

J

Jacques Berthier

French composer (1923-1994)

G

Germain de Brie

French humanist scholar and poet

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

• Bonnard
  3.7 mi away · pop. 890
• Lindry
  7.2 mi away · pop. 1,354
• Chassy
  8.3 mi away · pop. 471
• Pourrain
  9.9 mi away · pop. 1,320
• Merry-la-Vallée
  10.4 mi away · pop. 364
• Chablis
  13.5 mi away · pop. 2,145
• Saint-Martin-du-Tertre
  26.1 mi away · pop. 1,533
• Treigny
  27.6 mi away · pop. 1,042
• Billy-sur-Oisy
  28 mi away · pop. 352
• Clamecy
  28.9 mi away · pop. 3,593
• Vézelay
  30.3 mi away · pop. 448
• Pont-sur-Yonne
  31.8 mi away · pop. 3,333

Browse all places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté →

Recently spotted species

purple loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Seen 2026-09-10

Convolvulus Hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Seen 2026-09-06

Ivy-leaved cyclamen

Cyclamen hederifolium

Seen 2026-09-04

Hyaline Grass Bug

Liorhyssus hyalinus

Seen 2026-09-04

Common Tachinid

Tachina fera

Seen 2026-08-22

Small Blood-vein

Scopula imitaria

Seen 2026-08-21

Episinus maculipes

Episinus maculipes

Seen 2026-08-21

Mint Moth

Pyrausta aurata

Seen 2026-08-19

Tawny Wave

Scopula rubiginata

Seen 2026-08-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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