Vireaux (French pronunciation: [viʁo]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

Vireaux
Location of Vireaux
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Vireaux is located in France
Vireaux
Vireaux
Vireaux is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vireaux
Vireaux
Coordinates: 47°47′14″N 4°02′59″E / 47.7872°N 4.0497°E / 47.7872; 4.0497
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentYonne
ArrondissementAvallon
CantonTonnerrois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) José Ponsard[1]
Area
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14.58 km2 (5.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
102
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
89481 /89160
Elevation163–280 m (535–919 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Notable people

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  • Jean-Baptiste Muard (1809 - 1854), French Benedictine, reformer, and founder of religious orders, was born in Vireaux.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Brullee, Vie de P. Muard (Paris, 1855), tr. Robot, 1882; Thompson, Life of P. Muard (London, 1886); Denis Huerre (1994), Petite vie de Jean-Baptiste Muard