Saint-Fargeau

Saint-Fargeau
Saint-Fargeau
Location within Burgundy region  Saint-Fargeau
Administration
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Saint-Fargeau
Intercommunality	Puisaye Fargeaulaise
Mayor	Pierre Bordier (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	182–280 m (597–920 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 ft)
Land area1	67.20 km2 (25.95 sq mi)
Population2	1,735  (2006)
- Density	26 /km2 (67 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	89170/ 89344
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.
• 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