Ouanne

Ouanne
Ouanne
Commune
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 47°39′45″N 3°25′09″E / 47.66250°N 3.4192°ECoordinates: 47°39′45″N 3°25′09″E / 47.66250°N 3.4192°E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Vincelles
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Catherine Cordier
Area 1	38.20 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	603
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	89283 /89560
Elevation	226–371 m (741–1,217 ft) ; (avg. 314 m or 1,030 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ouanne (French pronunciation: [wan]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France,^[3] in the natural region of Forterre. Ouanne is also the name of an 84 km (52 mi) long river, taking its source in the vicinity, a right tributary of the Loing.

History[]

Existed at the time Gallo-Roman under the name of Odouna or Oduna. A Roman way carried out in Auxerre. The ancient station of Ouanne is known according to a marble fragment from the 3rd century preserved at the museum of Autun. The marble indicates the distances on the Roman way of Auxerre to Entrains-sur-Nohain. This way saw passing the armies of Pippin the Younger.

In 1790, Ouanne becomes chief town of canton but the number of cantons falls and the village is attached to Courson-les-Carrières. In December 1972, Ouanne was merged with Merry-Sec and . In January 1980, Merry-Sec became a separate commune again.^[3]