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Island, Yonne

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Island, Yonne From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Island Commune Island Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region Island Coordinates: 47°28′17″N 3°50′50″E  /  47.4714°N 3.8472°E  / 47.4714; 3.8472 Coordinates: 47°28′17″N 3°50′50″E  /  47.4714°N 3.8472°E  / 47.4714; 3.8472 Country France Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Department Yonne Arrondissement Avallon Canton Avallon Area 1 20.64 km 2 (7.97 sq mi) Population (2006) 2 232  • Density 11/km 2 (29/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1)  • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) INSEE/Postal code 89203 /89200 Elevation 175–325 m (574–1,066 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting : residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. This article may be expa

Wantage

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This article is about the English town. For the town in the United States, see Wantage Township, New Jersey. Wantage Wantage Market Place and statue of King Alfred the Great Wantage Wantage shown within Oxfordshire Population 11,327 (2011 census) [1] OS grid reference SU3987 • London 57 miles (92 km) Civil parish Wantage District Vale of White Horse Shire county Oxfordshire Region South East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Wantage Postcode district OX12 Dialling code 01235 Police Thames Valley Fire Oxfordshire Ambulance South Central EU Parliament South East England UK Parliament Wantage Website Wantage.com Gateway to Wantage List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°35′20″N 1°25′37″W  /  51.589°N 1.427°W  / 51.589; -1.427 Coordinates: 51°35′20″N 1°25′37″W  /  51.589°N 1.427°W  / 51.589; -1.427 Wantage ( / ˈ w ɒ n t ɪ dʒ / ) is a historic market town and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England. Historically part of Berkshire, it h