Laroche-Saint-Cydroine

Laroche-Saint-Cydroine (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃ sɛ̃ sidʁwan]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

Laroche-Saint-Cydroine
Commune
The town hall in Laroche-Saint-Cydroine
Location of Laroche-Saint-Cydroine
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Coordinates: 47°57′58″N 3°29′06″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Migennes
Area 1	8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	1,233
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	89218 /89400
Elevation	77–161 m (253–528 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Name

The village of Saint-Cydroine in the commune of Laroche-Saint-Cydroine is named after Saint Sidronius. It is said that Sidronius was martyred here by the Romans, and a spring here with miraculous powers was a place of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages.^[2]

Church

The Église Saint-Cydroine de Laroche-Saint-Cydroine [fr] is an 11th- or 12th-century Romanesque church with an octagonal tower in the village dedicated to the saint. It was founded by the abbey of La Charité-sur-Loire.^[2]

Transportation

The commune is served by trains at Laroche-Migennes station.

See also

• Communes of the Yonne department

References

1. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. The Romanesque church of Saint Cydroine.

Sources

• "The Romanesque church of Saint Cydroine", cirkwi, retrieved 2021-08-04