Avallon

Avallon is a French commune. It is in the south of the Yonne department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, to the southeast of Paris, and is a subprefecture in the department. It is also the capital of the "arrrondissement" of Avallon.
Geography.
The city of Avallon is in the southeastern part of the Yonne department. The city is on small hills along the Cousin river, a river that flows mainly in the Yonne department.
The "commune" of Avallon has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The city of Avallon is surrounded by the "communes":
Climate.
The Köppen climate classification type for Avallon is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.
Population.
The inhabitants of Avallon are known, in French, as "Avallonnais" (women: "Avallonnaises").
With a population of 7025, Avallon has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Avallon
Administration.
Avallon is a subprefecture of the Yonne department, the capital of the "arrondissement" of Avallon and the administrative centre () of the canton Avallon formed by 27 "communes", with 14,851 inhabitants .
It is part of the intercommunality "Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan" ().
Twinned and partner towns.
Avallon is twinned with:
Places of interest.
Some interesting places in Avallon are: