Saint-Léger-Vauban

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Léger-Vauban

(2020–2026) Damien Brizard^[1]Area

33.81 km² (13.05 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

357 • Density11/km² (27/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.

Saint-Léger-Vauban (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe vobɑ̃]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

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.^[3]

Culture

The village has a small museum dedicated to Vauban.^[4] Since 2021, a baroque and classical music festival has been held there on July ^[5]

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Vauban 1633-1707". Histoire pour Tous (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
^ "Le Musée Vauban".
^ "Musique à Saint Léger Vauban".