Laroche-Saint-Cydroine

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

47°57′58″N 3°29′06″E / 47.9661°N 3.48500°E / 47.9661; 3.48500CountryFranceRegionBourgogne-Franche-ComtéDepartmentYonneArrondissementAuxerreCantonMigennesArea8.95 km² (3.46 sq mi)Population1,233 • Density140/km² (360/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation77–161 m (253–528 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Laroche-Saint-Cydroine (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃ sɛ̃ sidʁwan]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

Name

The village of Saint-Cydroine in the commune of Laroche-Saint-Cydroine is named after Saint Sidronius. It is said that Sidronius was martyred here by the Romans, and a spring here with miraculous powers was a place of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages.^[2]

Church

The Église Saint-Cydroine de Laroche-Saint-Cydroine [fr] is an 11th- or 12th-century Romanesque church with an octagonal tower in the village dedicated to the saint. It was founded by the abbey of La Charité-sur-Loire.^[2]

Transportation

The commune is served by trains at Laroche-Migennes station.

See also

• Communes of the Yonne department

References

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