Saint-Léger-Vauban | |
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  Saint-Léger-Vauban  Saint-Léger-Vauban | |
| Coordinates:47°23′16″N4°02′30″E / 47.3878°N 4.0417°E /47.3878; 4.0417 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Avallon |
| Canton | Avallon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Damien Brizard[1] |
Area 1 | 33.81 km2 (13.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 356 |
| • Density | 10.5/km2 (27.3/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. | |
Saint-Léger-Vauban (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃leʒevobɑ̃]) is acommune in theYonnedepartment inBourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-centralFrance.
It lies within theParc naturel régional du Morvan.
The town is situated betweenRouvray andQuarré-les-Tombes. The nearest large town isAvallon.
The town was originally namedSaint Leger, thenSaint-Léger-de-Fourcheret until 1867, whenNapoleon III issued anImperial decree renaming it Saint-Léger-de-Vauban, after the French military engineerVauban, who was born there in 1633.[3]
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]
The church was restored in 1865 and has a functional bell tower. Saint-Léger-Vauban is also home to theAbbey of la Pierre-qui-Vire and the Château de Rueres.
Saint-Léger's primary economic activity is farming, though there are several small shops, a post office, school, and multiple cheese makers.
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