Collan

Collan is a common French, located in the department of the Yonne and the area Burgundy.

Geography

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

It is with the place known as " Desert" , called " today; Bergerie" , that Robert de Molesmes joined Aubry (or Albéric), to live there as a hermit before going to found the monastery of Molesmes (today Molesme in gold coast) in 1075, then that of Cîteaux in 1098, to return in Molesmes a few years later leaving like Aubry abbot, which Etienne Harding succeeded who received in Citeaux in the year 1012 Bernard (future Bernard de Clairvaux) accompanied by about thirty Knights. -- 90.33.18.176 September 28th, 2007 with 11:25 Olivier Lagrange

See too

Common of Yonne

External bonds

Collan on the site of the national geographical Institute
Collan on the site of INSEE
Collan on the site of Quid
Localization of Collan on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Collan on Mapquest

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