Auxerre (France)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
אוקזר (צרפת)
Name (Latin)
Auxerre (France)
Other forms of name
Autessiodurum (France)
Autissiodorum (France)
אלצורא (צרפת)
אלצויירא (צרפת)
Coordinates
E0033400 E0033400 N0474800 N0474800 (geonames )
003.5260921 003.6375551 047.8524080 047.7353409 (gooearth )
Associated country
France
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 146572630
Wikidata: Q167600
Library of congress: n 79126964
OCoLC: oca00358498
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 47°48ʹ00ʺN 003°34ʹ00ʺE)
  • Pinsseau, P. Auxerre, historique et pittoresque, 1943.
  • Sens and Auxerre, 187-?:p. 3 (Autessiodurum)
  • Col. Lip. gaz., 1962(Auxerre; ancient Autissiodorum)

Wikipedia description:

Auxerre ( oh-SAIR, French: [osɛʁ] , Burgundian: Auchoirre) is the capital (prefecture) of the Yonne department and the fourth-largest city in the Burgundy historical region southeast of Paris. Auxerre's population today is about 35,000; the urban area (aire d'attraction) comprises roughly 111,000 inhabitants. Residents of Auxerre are referred to as Auxerrois. Auxerre is a commercial and industrial centre, with industries including food production, woodworking and batteries. Nearby areas are also noted for the production of Burgundy wine, including Chablis. In 1995 Auxerre was named a "Town of Art and History".

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