Toucy

Toucy is a common French, located in the department of the Yonne and the area Burgundy.

Toucy is the fatherland of Pierre Larousse.

Its inhabitants is called the Toucycois . Puisaye, soil to which Toucy is attached, has its named inhabitants the Poyaudins .

Geography

Located at 25 kilometers in the south-west of Auxerre, one of the principal communes of the Puisaye, scrap-metal country.

History

TOUTIACUS at the time Gallo-Roman E (in 250, course of Caïus Amatius Paterninus, found with Direction, deposited with the Museum of Louvre). From its geographical position, the city was disputed a long time between Royaume of France and Duché of Burgundy. For proof, the strengthened church which resembles one more small strong Château than with a church. Built at the 16th century while being pressed on ramparts of the 11th century. Completely destroyed by Anglo-Bouguignons in 1423. Going on Orleans, Jeanne d' Arc passed in 1429 there.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

Fatherland of Pierre Larousse (Statue in the center town), author of famous the Dictionary.

Born in the small town into 1817 from a father blacksmith and a mother cabaretière, he is a brilliant pupil and obtains at 16 years a purse of the university to supplement his formation in Versailles. Of return to Toucy, it becomes, at 20 years hardly, teacher at the higher elementary school. During three years he seeks to renew pedagogy by calling upon the curiosity of the children before joining Paris in 1840 when he launches out in encyclopedic research which one knows. ==Jumelages==

Kusel (Germany)

See too

Common of Yonne

External bonds

Toucy on the site of the National Geographical Institute
Toucy on the site of INSEE
Toucy on the site of Quid
Localization of Toucy on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Toucy on Mapquest

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