Soucy (Yonne)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Sens | |
| Canton | Thorigny-sur-Oreuse | |
| Community association | Grand Sénonais | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 15 ′ N , 3 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 68-205 m | |
| surface | 21.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,589 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 73 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 89100 | |
| INSEE code | 89399 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-soucy.fr/ | |
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Soucy is a French commune with 1,589 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Yonne in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Sens and the canton of Thorigny-sur-Oreuse (until 2015: Canton Sens-Nord-Est ).
geography
Soucy is about six kilometers north-northeast of Sens . Soucy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse in the north and north-west, Thorigny-sur-Oreuse in the north-east, Voisines in the east, Saligny in the south and south-east, Saint-Clément in the south and south-west, Saint-Denis-lès-Sens in the west and southwest as well as Cuy in the west.
The A5 car route runs through the municipality .
history
The community was mentioned as Sauciacus as early as the 6th century.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 601 | 598 | 807 | 1,187 | 1,316 | 1,339 | 1,346 | 1,545 | |
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Attractions
- Saint-Etienne church from the 15th century
- Monthard Castle, built at the end of the 16th century
- Vanne Aqueduct
- Wash house
Personalities
- Jean Cousin the Elder (around 1490–1560 / 61), painter
- Louis Page (1905–1990), cameraman
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Göcklingen in Rhineland-Palatinate since 2006.
