Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye
Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sovœʁ ɑ̃ pɥizɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the north-central French department of Yonne. It is located in an area historically known as Puisaye.
Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye | |
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 The town hall in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye | |
  Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye  Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye | |
| Coordinates: 47°37′09″N 3°11′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre |
| Canton | Vincelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yohann Corde[1] |
| Area 1 | 30.89 km2 (11.93 sq mi) |
| Population | 895 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89368 /89520 |
| Elevation | 212–311 m (696–1,020 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
In the early 1970s the Château de la Folie, north of the village (halfway to Mézilles) was home to one of the "Maharishi's Science of Creative Intelligence" projects. Transcendental Meditation teachers and students from all over the world gathered here to renovate the buildings and make the château a meditation centre. There were plans to make a campus with meditation-units in the fields between the château and the Etang de la Folie, just beside the D7 road. The project was abandoned in the mid-seventies, for reasons unknown.
Personalities
It is the birthplace of the writer Colette. A museum dedicated to her life and work is housed in her childhood home.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
