Sens

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Sens

Total population

27,034

Elevation77 m

Coordinates48.20°, 3.28°

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

Overview

Sens is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, 120 km southeast from Paris.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Françoise Cactus

French writer and singer (1958-2021)

Samo

Frankish merchant who unified several Slavic tribes

J

Julien Fritz

French rugby union player

P

Pierre Bourdelot

French physician

Clément Chantôme

French footballer (born 1987)

Édouard Charton

eminent French literary figure (1807-1890)

A

Angilram of Metz

German Catholic bishop (0800-0791)

Pierre Bontemps

French artist

J

Jacques Almain

French theologian

Enfant pétrifié de Sens

C

Caroline Delemer

French modern pentathlete

Lucien Pothier

French racing cyclist (1883–1957)

Charles Poulenard

French sprinter (1885–1958)

B

Bouchard Ratepilate

French aristocrat

Charles-François-Prosper Guérin

French painter (1875-1939)

Chris Malonga

French and Congolese footballer

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

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Seen 2026-06-10

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Seen 2026-06-10

Oak Eggar

Lasiocampa quercus

Seen 2026-06-08

Rosy Footman

Miltochrista miniata

Seen 2026-06-08

rough goose neck moss

Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus

Seen 2026-06-08

Narrow-leaved Flax

Linum tenuifolium

Seen 2026-06-08

Stinking iris

Iris foetidissima

Seen 2026-06-07

Bee Orchid

Ophrys apifera

Seen 2026-06-07

Early Bumble Bee

Bombus pratorum

Seen 2026-06-07

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

Official Identifiers