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Yonne

The Yonne is a river of central France, about 290 km long, rising in the Morvan and joining the Seine at Montereau. It flows past Auxerre and Sens and gives its name to a department of Burgundy. In antiquity its valley was the land of the Senones.

Yonne
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

SenonesCounty of Nevers

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Yonne. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yonne-river
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“Yonne.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yonne-river. Accessed .
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