Saint-Léger-Vauban is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Yonne

Yonne

Yonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Burgundy in eastern France and its prefecture is Auxerre. Its official number is 89....

 department in Burgundy in north-central France

France

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It lies within the Parc naturel régional du Morvan.

Geography

The town is situated between Rouvray

Rouvray

Rouvray may refer to the following communes in France:*Rouvray, Côte-d'Or, in the Côte-d'Or département*Rouvray, Eure, in the Eure département*Rouvray, Yonne, in the Yonne département*Rouvray-Catillon, in the Seine-Maritime département...

 and Quarré-les-Tombes

Quarré-les-Tombes

Quarré-les-Tombes is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-Geography:The commune is located in the Morvan between the valleys of the Cure and Trinquelin. It is located on a granite hilltop of 450 meters altitude, which exposes the village to the northern winds and...

. The nearest large town is Avallon

Avallon

Avallon is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in center-eastern France.-Geography:Avallon is located 50 km south-southeast of Auxerre, served by a branch of the Paris-Lyon railway and by exit 22 of the A6 motorway...

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History

Saint-Léger-Vauban was originally named Saint Leger, then Saint-Léger-de-Fourcheret, but was renamed in 1867 in honor of Vauban

Vauban

Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban , commonly referred to as Vauban, was a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age, famed for his skill in both designing fortifications and breaking through them...

, who was born there.

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.

External links

• Official website