Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
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| Coordinates: 47°44′48″N 2°53′03″E / 47.7467°N 2.8842°ECoordinates: 47°44′48″N 2°53′03″E / 47.7467°N 2.8842°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre |
| Canton | Cœur de Puisaye |
| Area1 | 32.59 km2 (12.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 728 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89324 /89220 |
| Elevation | 135–186 m (443–610 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. The name of the commune comes from its impressive seven locks on Briare Canal.
The commune is located some 50 km (31 mi) west of Auxerre and is crossed by the Loing and the Briare Canal. It is situated at 20 km north of Gien and 140 km south of Paris. The commune is in the natural area of Puisaye,
Rogny-les-sept-écluses was simply known as Rogny before 1978, when the name was changed to mirror its famous monument.
Human settlement in the area dates back to Roman times. Medals and coins bearing the image of the Emperor Constantine (306-337) and the Gaulish tyran Tetricus (268) were found along an ancient Roman road.
In the Middle Ages, the lower part of the village was on wetlands, so most of the villagers lived around the church on the higher part of the village. Written traces from the 11th century indicate that the village now known as Rogny belonged to the Roignacum parish, from where the name could come.
The church is still on the hill where the historical commune stood and now dominate the village. It was dated 12th century, but the structure was modified many times. The church has kept his Romanesque porch. The most remarkable possession of the church is a painting called Les Pèlerins d’Emmaüs from 1757 and designated as historical monument in 1908. The painting was credited to Adrien Lebeau. The bell has a diameter of 1.20 m and is from 1659 It has been dubbed Isabelle.
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