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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Commune | |
![]() The chapel of Saint Cartault in Dilo | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Arces-Dilo ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°05′30″N 3°35′54″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Yonne |
Arrondissement | Sens |
Canton | Brienon-sur-Armançon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Annie Bakour |
Area 1 | 27.02 km2 (10.43 sq mi) |
Population | 607 |
• Density | 22/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. |
The commune of Arces Dilo was formed in 1977 by the union of the former communes of Arces and Dilo.
(Deilocus "a place dedicated to God")
Dilo owes its origin to a Premonstratensian abbey (the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Dilo) founded in 1132 and enriched by many generous donations. The monks there developed an 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.
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