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Sens (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, 120 km from Paris. Sens is a sub-prefecture and the second largest city of the department, the sixth largest in the region.
- Sens Cathedral. The town’s cathedral is outstanding for all sorts of reasons: The biggest of these is that is claimed to be the earliest Gothic cathedral in France, started in 1135.
- Palais Synodal. Next to the cathedral is a Gothic palace built between 1230 and 1240 by Archbishop Gauthier. In the 19th century it was declared a French Historic Monument and restored by Viollet-le-Duc, the celebrated architect responsible for breathing new life into medieval monuments around the country.
- Musées de Sens. In the sumptuous episcopal palace is a set of museums with one of France’s great ensembles of medieval art. These galleries comprise the collections of Sens’ Archaeological Society, the cathedral’s treasury and various donations over time.
- Marché Couvert. Fronting the cathedral, Sens’ covered market dates to 1882 and has recently been given a makeover. This building, with a strange triangular footprint, couldn’t be anywhere else in France as you’ll tell from the patterned brickwork in the same style as Burgundy’s glazed roofs.
Visit Sens (Burgundy-Franche-Comté, France) Book hotels, flights, car hire. Sens is an important local town on the Yonne River, north of Auxerre in the Yonne department of the Burgundy region.
Sens, town, Yonne département, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté région, central France, southeast of Paris. The old town, situated on the right (eastern) bank of the Yonne River, is surrounded by shady boulevards and promenades built on the site of the old Roman walls.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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The pleasant city of Sens, gateway to Burgundy and second city of the department of Yonne, guards its treasures jealously. The first of these is the Cathedral of St. Stephen, one of the oldest Gothic cathedrals in France, built between 1130 and 1168.
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Sens is an ancient city, with a history going back to the days when France was a Celtic land, and then the days of Roman rule, when it was called Agedincum. Its archbishops were powerful and prestigious during the Middle Ages, which accounts for the town's famous Gothic cathedral.
