Seignelay

Seignelay is a commune with 1590 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Yonne department in Burgundy; it belongs to Arrondissement Auxerre and Canton Seignelay.

Neighboring communities of Seignelay are Hauterive in the north, Héry in the east, Monéteau in the south, Gurgy the southwest, Chemilly -sur -Yonne to the west and Beaumont in the northwest.

Demographics

Attractions

• Church of Saint- Martial ( 10 and 16-17. Century monument historique )
• Market Hall ( 17th century, Monumen historique )
• Former Hospital ( 17-18. Century)

Personalities

• Guillaume de Seignelay, 1207-1220 Bishop of Auxerre, Bishop of Paris 1220-1223
• Manasses de Seignelay, whose brother, Bishop of Orléans
• Jean -Baptiste Colbert, marquis de Seignelay (1651-1690)
• Henri Joly (1839-1925), sociologist and philosopher, died in Seignelay

• Municipality in the department of Yonne
• Place in Burgundy