Sens

Sens [ SAS ] is a French town with 25 146 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Yonne department and lies on the eponymous river Yonne. The city of Sens is located only 78 kilometers from Corbeil -Essonnes and the Paris suburbs away. The distance to the Burgundian town of Auxerre is 56 kilometers.

History

As Agedincum Sens was the capital of the Gallic senones. Some researchers want to equate it with Senonae. According to legend, the saint Columba of Sens was here beheaded because they refused as a Christian to marry the son of the Roman Emperor Aurelian.

The Abbey of Saint -Pierre -le- Vif was founded at the beginning of the 6th century by Theudechild ( † before 579 ), the daughter of the Frankish king Theodoric I, who was also buried here. For about 564 reports to the abbey of the Benedictine rule. Since the year 999 Saint- Pierre -le- Vif is a male monastery.

During the Middle Ages Sens played an important role in church life. The archbishops of Sens were each Primate of Gaul and Germany. The Hôtel de Sens in Paris was their residence in the capital.

1135 has started with the construction of St. Etienne Cathedral, considered the first Gothic cathedral. 1141 Abelard was indicted at the Synod of Sens of heresy. Thomas Beckett spent his time in exile in this city. 1234 celebrated the French king Louis IX. and Margaret of Provence in Sens wedding.

Attractions

  • The Cathedral of Sens
  • The old bishop's palace, where the Museums of Sens are housed, including a large collection of medieval art in France
  • The house Abraham

Traffic

The train station of Sens, which is on the railway line between Paris and Marseille, has five tracks on three platforms, and is mainly served by local trains of the TER Bourgogne. There are, inter alia, Connections to Paris, Auxerre and Dijon. The Gare de Bercy in Paris can be reached in 50 minutes. Per day, a pair of trains of the TGV stops on the route from Melun to Marseille. Sens has a city bus with nine lines that serve the city and surrounding area. In addition, Sens is connected via the Autoroute A19 to the motorway network.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Louis Savinien Dupuis (1806-1874), Father of the Paris Missionary and founder of the first indigenous sister North of India.
  • Jacques Charles René Duchesne (1837-1918), French general
  • Charles -François- Prosper Guérin (1875-1939), French painter of Impressionism
  • Bacary Sagna ( b. 1983 ), French football player of Arsenal FC
  • Clément Chantôme (* 1987), French footballer, since the 2006/07 season at Paris St Germain

Twin Cities

  • Lörrach, Baden- Württemberg since 1966
  • Senigallia, Ancona, Italy since 1981
  • Chester, England since 1994

All four cities are also among themselves sister cities. Every year there are numerous encounters and exchanges both between schools and clubs as well as trainee exchange of trade and industry.

A treaty of friendship has existed since 1999 with the city

  • Vyshhorod in Ukraine

A special twinning contract there since 2012 with

Burgundy Arrondissement Arrondissement of Sens Cantons of France Postal codes in France Corbeil-Essonnes Pierre le Vif Theuderic I Rule of Saint Benedict Gothic art A19 autoroute Province of Ancona Fafe Municipality Rudolph, Count of Ponthieu (son of Welf) Gustave Flaubert
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