Saint-Léger-Vauban
Saint-Léger-Vauban | |
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 The town hall in Saint-Léger-Vauban | |
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Location of Saint-Léger-Vauban  | |
  Saint-Léger-Vauban  Saint-Léger-Vauban | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′16″N 4°02′30″E / 47.3878°N 4.0417°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Avallon |
| Canton | Avallon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Damien Brizard[1] |
| Area 1 | 33.81 km2 (13.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 357 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89349 /89630 |
| Elevation | 325–566 m (1,066–1,857 ft) (avg. 447 m or 1,467 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Léger-Vauban (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe vobɑ̃]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
It lies within the Parc naturel régional du Morvan.
Geography
[edit]The town is situated between Rouvray and Quarré-les-Tombes. The nearest large town is Avallon.
History
[edit]The town was originally named Saint Leger, then Saint-Léger-de-Fourcheret until 1867, when Napoleon III issued an Imperial decree renaming it Saint-Léger-de-Vauban, after the French military engineer Vauban, who was born there in 1633.[3]
Culture
[edit]The village has a small museum dedicated to Vauban.[4] Since 2021, a baroque and classical music festival has been held there on July [5]
Sights
[edit]The church was restored in 1865 and has a functional bell tower. Saint-Léger-Vauban is also home to the Abbaye de la Pierre Qui Vire, and the Chateau de Rueres.
Economy
[edit]Saint-Léger's primary economic activity is farming, though there are several small shops, a post office, school, and multiple cheese makers.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Vauban 1633-1707". Histoire pour Tous (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Le Musée Vauban".
- ^ "Musique à Saint Léger Vauban".
External links
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- Official website (in French)
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