Petit Square de Redditch 16/06/2017 09h36
Since the year 1956 the city of Redditch in the United Kingdom is a twin city of Auxerre which explains the English red phone booth on this square on the angle of Rue de l’Yonne and Rue du Dr. Labosse in the historical center of Auxerre.
Auxerre
Auxerre is the capital of the Yonne department and the fourth-largest city in Burgundy. Auxerre’s population today is about 39,000; the metropolitan area comprises roughly 92,000 inhabitants. Residents of Auxerre are referred to as Auxerrois.
Auxerre is a commercial and industrial centre, with industries including food production, woodworking and batteries. It is also noted for its production of Burgundy wine, including world-famous Chablis. In 1995 Auxerre was named "Town of Art and History".
Auxerre was a flourishing Gallo-Roman centre, then called Autissiodorum, through which passed one of the main roads of the area, the Via Agrippa (1st century AD) which crossed the Yonne River (Gallo-Roman Icauna) here.
In the 19th century numerous heavy infrastructures were built, including a railway station, a psychiatric hospital and the courts, and new quarters were developed on the right bank of the Yonne.
Population: 39,000
Area: 49.95 km2
Density: 780/km2
Elevation: 93–217 m
[ Source and more Info: Wikipedia – Auxerre ]
