Yonne is a department in the centre of France, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The largest city in the department, and its prefecture (capital), is Auxerre.
The department is named after the Yonne river, a tributary of the Seine, that flows through the department. The Celts name of the river was Ica-onna (Latin: Icauna) and from this name come the name of the river and of the people living in the department: Icaunais.
A: Yonne is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France.
A: The largest city in the department, and its prefecture (capital), is Auxerre.
A: The Yonne river, a tributary of the Seine, flows through the department.
A: The Celts name for this river was Ica-onna (Latin: Icauna).
A: The name "Yonne" comes from the Celts name for this river, Ica-onna (Latin: Icauna).
A: This name influenced those living in Yonne as it gave rise to both the name of their river and their people - Icaunais.
A:Ica-onna was originally written in Latin.
