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YONNE , a See also:department of central See also:France, formed partly from the See also:province of See also:Champagne proper (with its dependencies, Senonais and Tonnerrois), partly from See also:Burgundy proper (with its dependencies, the See also:county of See also:Auxerre and Avallonnais) and partly from Gatinais (See also:Orleanais and Ile-de-France). It is bounded by See also:Aube on the N.E., Cote-d'Or on the S.E., See also:Nievre on the S., Loiret on the W. and See also:Seine-et-See also:Marne on the N.W. Pop. (1906) 315,199. See also:Area, 288o sq. m. The highest See also:elevation (moo ft.) is in the granitic See also:highlands of See also:Morvan, in the S.E., where other peaks range from 1300 to 1600 ft. The department belongs to the See also:basin of the Seine, except a small See also:district in the S.W. (Puisaye), which belongs to that of the See also:Loire. The See also:river Yonne flows through it from S. to N.N.W., receiving on the right See also:bank the Cure, the Serein and the Armancon, which See also:water the S.E. of the department. Farther N. it is joined by the Vanne, between which and the Armancon lies the See also:forest-clad See also:plateau of the Pays d'Othe. To the W. of the Yonne, in the Puisaye, are the See also:sources of the Loing, another tributary of the Seine, and of its affluents, the Ouanne and the Lunain. The Yonne is navigable throughout the department, and is connected with the Loire by the See also:canal of See also:Nivernais, which in turn is connected with that of See also:Briare, which connects the Seine and the Loire. The See also:climate is temperate, except in the Morvan, where the extremes of See also:heat and See also:cold are greater, and where the rainfall is most abundant. The prevailing winds are S.W. and W.
The department is essentially agricultural. See also:Wheat and oats are the See also:chief cereals; potatoes, See also:sugar-See also:beet, See also:lucerne, mangoldwurzel and other See also:forage See also:plants are also cultivated, and there is much See also:good pasture.
The vineyards of the Tonnerrois and Auxerrois produce the finest red wines of See also:lower Burgundy, and those of See also:Chablis the finest See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white. The See also:wine of the Cote St Jacques (See also:Joigny) is also highly esteemed. See also:Cider-apples are the chief See also:fruit. Charny is a centre for the rearing of horses. Forests See also:cover considerable areas of the department and consist chiefly of See also:oak, See also:beech, See also:hornbeam, See also:elm, ash, See also:birch and See also:pine. See also:Quarry products include See also:building-See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone, ochre and See also:cement. Among the See also:industrial establishments are tanneries, See also:tile-See also:works, saw-See also:mills and breweries, but there is little manufacturing activity. Cereals, wines, firewood, See also:charcoal, ochre and bark are exported.
The department is served chiefly by the See also:Paris-See also:Lyon railway. The canal of Burgundy, which follows the valley of the Armancon, has a length of 57 M. in the department, that of Nivernais, following the valley of the Yonne, a length of 33 m. The department constitutes the archiepiscopal See also:diocese of See also:Sens, has its See also:court of See also:appeal in Paris, its educational centre at See also:Dijon, and belongs to the district of the V. See also:army See also:corps. It is divided into five arrondissements (37 cantons, 486 communes), of which the capitals are Auxerre, also See also:capital of the department, See also:Avallon, Sens, Joigny and See also:Tonnerre, which with those of Chablis, St Florentin and \rezelay are its most noteworthy towns and are treated separately. Yonne is See also:rich in See also:objects of antiquarian and architectural See also:interest. At Pontigny there is a Cistercian See also:abbey, where See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas See also:Becket spent two years of his See also:- EXILE (Lat. exsilium or exilium, from exsul or exul, which is derived from ex, out of, and the root sal, to go, seen in salire, to leap, consul, &c.; the connexion with solum, soil, country is now generally considered wrong)
exile. Its See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church is an excellent type of the Cistercian See also:architecture of the 12th See also:century. The See also:fine 12th-century See also:chateau of Druyes, which stands on a See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
hill overlooking the See also:village, once belonged to the See also:counts of Auxerre and See also:Nevers. See also:Villeneuve-sur-Yonne has a See also:medieval keep and gateways and a church of the 13th and 16th centuries. The See also:Renaissance chateaux of Fleurigny, Ancy-le-France and Tanlay, the last-named for some See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time the See also:property of the See also:Coligny See also:family, and the chateau of St Fargeau, of the 13th century, rebuilt by Mademoiselle de See also:Montpensier under See also:- LOUIS
- LOUIS (804–876)
- LOUIS (893–911)
- LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
- LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian
Louis XIV., are all architecturally remarkable. At St More there are remains of the See also:Roman road from See also:Lyons to Gallia Belgica and of a Roman fortified See also:post.
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