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

Saint-Léger-Vauban
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Léger-Vauban
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Léger-Vauban
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Coordinates: 47°23′16″N 4°02′30″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Avallon
Canton	Avallon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Damien Brizard
Area 1	33.81 km2 (13.05 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	354
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	89349 /89630
Elevation	325–566 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.

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.[2]

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.

See also

• List of places named after people
• Communes of the Yonne department

References

External links

• Official website (in French)

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Saint-Léger-Vauban es una localidad y comuna francesa, situada en el departamento de Yonne en la región de Borgoña.

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