Toucy

Toucy
Commune
The town hall in Toucy
Coat of arms
Location of Toucy
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Coordinates: 47°44′14″N3°17′39″E / 47.7372°N 3.2942°E / 47.7372; 3.2942
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Cœur de Puisaye
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Kotovtchikhine [1]
Area 1	34.85 km2 (13.46 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	2,562
• Density	74/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

John Law purchased the estate of Toucy from the Duchess of Ventadour ^{[ citation needed ]} on 26 August 1719, even though there is no evidence he ever resided there. ^{[3] : 170, 423} This estate was centered on the town's castle known as château de la Motte-Miton, and allowed Law to go by the title Marquis de Toucy. Law lost the property in 1720 following the collapse of his system. ^[4]

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 river Ouanne, which flows northwest through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,505	—
1975	2,584	+0.44%
1982	2,665	+0.44%
1990	2,590	−0.36%
1999	2,602	+0.05%
2007	2,672	+0.33%
2012	2,687	+0.11%
2017	2,662	−0.19%
Source: INSEE [5]

See also

• Communes of the Yonne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. James Buchan (2019). John Law: A Scottish Adventurer in the Eighteenth Century. London: Maclehose Press.
4. Olivier Richard (22 October 2020). "Huit dates pour connaître John Law, marquis de Toucy et inventeur du système bancaire moderne". L'Yonne Républicaine.
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE