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.
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.
Church
The Église Saint-Cydroine de Laroche-Saint-Cydroine 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.
Transportation
The commune is served by trains at Laroche-Migennes station.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ The Romanesque church of Saint Cydroine.
Sources
- "The Romanesque church of Saint Cydroine", cirkwi, retrieved 2021-08-04
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