Saint-Fargeau

Saint-Fargeau
Saint-Fargeau
Location within Burgundy region Saint-Fargeau
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Saint-Fargeau
Intercommunality	Puisaye Fargeaulaise
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Pierre Bordier
Area1	67.20 km2 (25.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,735
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	89170 / 89344
Elevation	182–280 m (597–919 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Fargeau is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.

Personalities

• In the early years of the reign of Louis XIV, the château was the home to his exiled cousin, the wealthy Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans. She lived in the château of the town, giving the building its present appearance. The building also has her monogram over its main entrance. She held the title of duchesse de Saint-Fargeau in her own right. A fire in 1752 and further damage in 1850 has largely destroyed the original building.
• Jean d'Ormesson - a French novelist, mostly writing partially or totally autobiographic novels. He was brought up at the château and was born in 1925.
• Robert Gall 1918 - 1990 - was a French lyricist.

See also

• Communes of the Yonne department

References

• INSEE