Sougères-en-Puisaye (, literally ''Sougères in

Puisaye The Puisaye () is a natural and historical region of France, now divided between the Departments of France, departments of Loiret, Nièvre and Yonne. Its historical and administrative center is the town of Saint-Fargeau. Its inhabitants are know ...

'') is a commune in the

Yonne Yonne (, in Burgundian: ''Ghienne'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight con ...

department in

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...

in north-central

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, in the natural region of

Forterre The Forterre () is a small natural region on the western edge of the French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Name The name Forterre is a contraction of ''forte terre'', "strong earth". Geography The Forterre is neighbored by the Puisa ...

- even though its name refers to neighboring

. Inhabitants are "Sougérois" and "Sougéroise".

Geography

Sougères-en-Puisaye has few hamlets: "Les Simons" (close to the village), "Chauminet", "Pesselières", "Les Billards" and "Les Roches".

References

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Official Website
Communes of Yonne {{Auxerre-geo-stub

Geography

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