Toucy
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Toucy | |
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 The town hall in Toucy | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of 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 (2021)[2] | 2,569 |
| • 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
[edit]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
[edit]The town lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the river Ouanne, which flows northwest through the commune.
Population
[edit]| 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
[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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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