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