Arces-Dilo (French pronunciation: [aʁs dilo]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
Arces-Dilo | |
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 The chapel of Saint Cartault in Dilo | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Arces-Dilo  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°05′30″N 3°35′54″E / 48.0917°N 3.5983°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Sens |
| Canton | Brienon-sur-Armançon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Annie Bakour[1] |
Area 1 | 27.02 km2 (10.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 608 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89014 /89320 |
| Elevation | 198–288 m (650–945 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sights
editThe commune of Arces Dilo was formed in 1977 by the union of the former communes of Arces and Dilo.
Arces
edit- The eighteenth-century church of Saint-Michel, with a Tuscan vault and a tower in the style of Soufflot. The patron saints of the church are St. Ebbon and St. Michel.
- The Cross of St. Ebbon
- The Well of St. Ebbon, formerly believed to be able to cure fevers
Dilo
edit(Deilocus "a place dedicated to God")
Dilo owes originates from a Premonstratensian abbey (the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Dilo) founded in 1132 and enriched by many generous donations. The monks there developed iron and steel works. During his exile in France to Pontigny, Thomas Becket (called St. Thomas of Canterbury) stayed at Dilo, where he consecrated the church in 1168.
The Chapel of Saint-Cartault, blessed and dedicated to worship in 1692, in the oldest parish church.
Personalities
edit- Odo of Villemaur
- Aelis Comtesse de Nevers (widow of the Comte de Joigny Renard IV). Buried in the abbey church of Dilo, his tomb is now in the church of Joigny.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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