La Ferté-Loupière (French pronunciation: [la fɛʁte lupjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. The village is famous for its danse macabre, dating back from the beginning of the 16th century, in the church of Saint-Germain.[3]
La Ferté-Loupière | |
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 The town hall in La Ferté-Loupière | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Ferté-Loupière  | |
  La Ferté-Loupière  La Ferté-Loupière | |
| Coordinates: 47°53′47″N 3°14′10″E / 47.8964°N 3.2361°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre |
| Canton | Charny Orée de Puisaye |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Séverine Carron-Fermier[1] |
Area 1 | 30.48 km2 (11.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 536 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89163 /89110 |
| Elevation | 132–233 m (433–764 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Base Palissy: Peintures monumentales : Danse macabre, Dit des trois morts et des trois vifs, L'Annonciation, Saint Michel, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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