Pimelles

French commune
nomcommune=Pimelles


caption=View of Pimelles
région=Bourgogne
département=Yonne
arrondissement=Avallon
canton=Cruzy-le-Châtel
insee=89299
cp=89740
maire=
mandat=
intercomm=
longitude=4.17806
latitude=47.83889
alt moy=265 m
alt mini=183 m
alt maxi=277 m
hectares=991
km²=9.91
sans=70
date-sans=1999
dens=7
date-dens=1999

Pimelles is a small agricultural commune of the Yonne "département" in France.

History

The history of Pimelles dates to at least 1035, when known as "Pimella" it was given by Raynaud, the Count of Tonnerre, to the abbey of Saint Michael. Until the French Revolution, Pimelles was the estate of the Viart family. Their former manor house serves as the town hall. The town church, the Our Lady of the Assumption, was rebuilt by Count Louis-Alexandre-Charles Viart in 1781.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was 70.
On 1 January 2005, the estimate was 64.

ee also

*Communes of the Yonne department

References

* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon