Toucy
Toucy | |
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Coordinates: 47°44′14″N 3°17′39″E / 47.7372°N 3.2942°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Yonne |
Arrondissement | Auxerre |
Canton | Cœur de Puisaye |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Kotovtchikhine[1] |
Area 1 | 34.85 km2 (13.46 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 2,562 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 89419 /89130 |
Elevation | 177–306 m (581–1,004 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Toucy (French pronunciation: [tusi]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye.
Personalities
Toucy was the birthplace and hometown of Pierre Larousse, lexicographer and founder of the publishing house that would later produce one of the most highly popular 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 river Ouanne, which flows northwest through the commune.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,505 | — |
1975 | 2,584 | +0.44% |
1982 | 2,665 | +0.44% |
1990 | 2,590 | −0.36% |
1999 | 2,602 | +0.05% |
2007 | 2,672 | +0.33% |
2012 | 2,687 | +0.11% |
2017 | 2,662 | −0.19% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE