Main | Births etc |
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Toucy | |
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Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Yonne |
Arrondissement | Auxerre |
Canton | Toucy |
Area 1 |
34.85 km2 (13.46 sq mi) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Toucy is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.
Personalities[]
It was the hometown of Pierre Larousse, creator of one of the most highly regarded French dictionaries, Le Petit Larousse.
Léon Noël, French diplomat, politician and historian, died there in his domain in 1987.
Geography[]
The town lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Ouanne River, which flows northwest through the commune.
See also[]
- Communes of the Yonne department
References[]
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