Toucy

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

(2020–2026) Michel Kotovtchikhine^[1]Area34.85 km² (13.46 sq mi)Population2,569 • Density74/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation177–306 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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

• Communes of the Yonne department

References