Saint-Fargeau
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre | |
| Canton | Coeur de Puisaye | |
| Community association | Puisaye-Forterre | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 38 ' N , 3 ° 4' E | |
| height | 182-280 m | |
| surface | 67.20 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,589 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 89170 | |
| INSEE code | 89344 | |
| Website | www.ville-saint-fargeau.fr | |
Saint-Fargeau is a municipality with 1589 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Yonne department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Auxerre and the canton of Cœur de Puisaye .
Part of the municipality from 1972 to 1976 were: Lavau , Saint-Martin-des-Champs and Mézilles and from 1972 to 1998 Ronchères .
history
The place was first mentioned in the 4th century (Sanctus Ferreolum), but excavations in the vicinity of the church have brought to light finds that date back to Gallo-Roman times. Around 600 the place is referred to as Ferrolas, 683 as Sanctus Ferreolus.
Before the turn of the millennium, Heribert, Bishop of Auxerre and Hugo Capet's half-brother , owned a fortified hunting lodge here. Later the place came into the possession of the Toucy family, who also became lords of Puisaye . In 1250 the Count of Bar married the heiress of Toucy. Jacques Cœur bought Saint-Fargeau in 1450, but was expropriated in favor of the judge who sentenced him, Antoine de Chabannes . He had the castle and town rebuilt until his death in 1488, which led to political and legal disputes with Jacques Coeur's heirs. In 1515, Antoine's heiress married René d'Anjou and Saint-Fargeau came into the possession of the Valois-Anjou line of the royal family. Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse de Montpensier , La Grande Mademoiselle , cousin of King Louis XIV , was exiled here in 1652; it was she who had Louis Le Vau carry out the great work on the Saint-Fargeau castle .
After the death of the Grande Mademoiselle , the domain was sold to the Le Peletier family, including the revolutionary politician Louis Michel Le Peletier . His heirs had another wing added before the castle passed into the possession of the Ormesson family, who in turn were forced to sell it. Jean d'Ormesson grew up here partially and immortalized the castle in his novel Au plaisir de Dieu .
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | |
| Residents | 1619 | 1681 | 3293 | 1912 | 1884 | 1814 | 1798 | |
Attractions
- Saint-Fargeau Castle , 10th century, rebuilt in the 15th and 17th centuries, with the grave of the Le Peletier family
- Parish Church of Saint-Ferréol
Saint-Pierre church in the Septfonds district
- Dannery Castle in the Septfonds district
- Sainte-Anne chapel at the cemetery
Others
On July 15, 2009, Saint-Fargeau was the first stage destination of the Tour de France .
Town twinning
- Hermeskeil , Germany
Personalities
- Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse de Montpensier , "La Grande Mademoiselle" (1627–1693)
- Michel Robert Le Peletier des Fort , comte de Saint-Fargeau (1675–1740), statesman
- Louis Michel Le Peletier , marquis de Saint-Fargeau (1760–1793), politician
- Félix Lepeletier , comte de Saint-Fargeau (1767–1837), his brother, a revolutionary
- Amédée Louis Michel Le Peletier , comte de Saint-Fargeau (1770–1845), his brother, an entomologist
- Amédée Beaujean (1821–1888), Romanist
- Robert Gall (1918–1990), songwriter, father of France Gall
- Jean d'Ormesson (1925–2017), member of the Académie française , holiday guest
