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Toucy
View on WikipediaToucy (French pronunciation: [tusi]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye.
Key Information
Personalities
[edit]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
[edit]The town lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the river Ouanne, which flows northwest through the commune.
Population
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ James Buchan (2019). John Law: A Scottish Adventurer in the Eighteenth Century. London: Maclehose Press.
- ^ Olivier Richard (22 October 2020). "Huit dates pour connaître John Law, marquis de Toucy et inventeur du système bancaire moderne". L'Yonne Républicaine.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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