Laroche-Saint-Cydroine
Appearance
Laroche-Saint-Cydroine | |
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Coordinates: 47°57′58″N 3°29′06″E / 47.9661°N 3.48500°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Yonne |
Arrondissement | Auxerre |
Canton | Migennes |
Area 1 | 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 1,233 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 89218 /89400 |
Elevation | 77–161 m (253–528 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Laroche-Saint-Cydroine (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃ sɛ̃ sidʁwan]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
Name
[edit]The village of Saint-Cydroine in the commune of Laroche-Saint-Cydroine is named after Saint Sidronius. It is said that Sidronius was martyred here by the Romans, and a spring here with miraculous powers was a place of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages.[2]
Church
[edit]The Église Saint-Cydroine de Laroche-Saint-Cydroine is an 11th- or 12th-century Romanesque church with an octagonal tower in the village dedicated to the saint. It was founded by the abbey of La Charité-sur-Loire.[2]
Transportation
[edit]The commune is served by trains at Laroche-Migennes station.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b The Romanesque church of Saint Cydroine.
Sources
[edit]- "The Romanesque church of Saint Cydroine", cirkwi, retrieved 2021-08-04
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