Toucy

Toucy
Commune
The town hall in Toucy
Coat of arms
Location of Toucy
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Coordinates: 47°44′14″N 3°17′39″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Cœur de Puisaye
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Kotovtchikhine
Area 1	34.85 km2 (13.46 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)	2,615
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	89419 /89130
Elevation	177–306 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 Ouanne River, which flows northwest through the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Yonne department