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

Laroche-Saint-Cydroine
Commune
The town hall in Laroche-Saint-Cydroine
Location of Laroche-Saint-Cydroine
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Coordinates: 47°57′58″N 3°29′06″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Migennes
Area 1	8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	1,260
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	89218 /89400
Elevation	77–161 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.

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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