Molesmes

Molesmes
Molesmes
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Molesmes
Coordinates: 47°36′56″N 3°28′01″E / 47.6156°N 3.4669°E / 47.6156; 3.4669Coordinates: 47°36′56″N 3°28′01″E / 47.6156°N 3.4669°E / 47.6156; 3.4669
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Vincelles
Area1	9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	172
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	89260 /89560
Elevation	244–367 m (801–1,204 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Molesmes is a former commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Les Hauts de Forterre.