Saint-Léger-Vauban

Saint-Léger-Vauban is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

Saint-Léger-Vauban
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Léger-Vauban
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Léger-Vauban
Saint-Léger-Vauban
Saint-Léger-Vauban
Coordinates: 47°23′16″N 4°02′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentYonne
ArrondissementAvallon
CantonAvallon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Damien Brizard
Area
1
33.81 km2 (13.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
360
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
89349 /89630
Elevation325–566 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.

It lies within the Parc naturel régional du Morvan.

Geography

The town is situated between Rouvray and Quarré-les-Tombes. The nearest large town is Avallon.

History

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.[2]

Sights

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

Saint-Léger's primary economic activity is farming, though there are several small shops, a post office, school, and multiple cheese makers.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Vauban 1633-1707". Histoire pour Tous (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2019.



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