Percey

French commune
nomcommune=Percey
région=Bourgogne
département=Yonne
arrondissement=Avallon
canton=Flogny-la-Chapelle
insee=89292
cp=89360
maire=Daniel Boucheron
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=
latitude=47.96444
longitude=3.82611
alt moy=135 m
alt mini=109 m
alt maxi=155 m
hectares=956
km²=9.56
sans=257
date-sans=1999
dens=26
date-dens=1999

Percey is a small village and a commune in the Yonne "département", Burgundy, France. It lies on the Canal de Bourgogne, with the Route départementale (D945), named locally «Rue Nationale» running through it, between Saint-Florentin and Tonnerre.

There are 362 inhabitants, of which 60 are below the age of 16 (2005). The mayor is Daniel Boucheron (2008). Percey is the main village of the commune of Percey. Other villages are: Les Milleries and La Sogne.

The Château de Percey and the farm, church and old coach-house still exist. There is a garage, "Gites" (holiday rental homes in the Château), a small restaurant, school, and a garden centre (November-2006). The garage is under new ownership since January 2007, and sells second-hand cars.

ADSL is available there, and the Chateau hosts a free wireless hotspot, as does the town hall (since 2008).

The fire commander Mr. Gentil (Percey falls under the Auxerre fire-brigade) has stated that the water-supply for fire-prevention does not meet their official requirements (Feb 2006).Fact|date=February 2007

ee also

*Communes of the Yonne department

References

* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon