Villeneuve-sur-Yonne

Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
Gate in Villeneuve sur Yonne, Yonne, Burgundy, France
Location of Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
Coordinates: 48°05′34″N 3°17′40″E / 48.0928°N 3.2945°E / 48.0928; 3.2945
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentYonne
ArrondissementSens
CantonVilleneuve-sur-Yonne
IntercommunalityCA Grand Sénonais
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Nadège Naze
Area
1
40.00 km2 (15.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
5,130
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
89464 /89500
Elevation68–206 m (223–676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villeneuve-sur-Yonne (French pronunciation: [vilnœv syʁ jɔn]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

It is surrounded by a partly intact wall, built during the 12th century, which was one of the 8 residences of the French kings.