Toucy () is a commune in the

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department in

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in north-central

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, in the historical region of

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Personalities

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purchased the estate of Toucy from the Duchess of Ventadour on , even though there is no evidence he ever resided there. This estate was centered on the town's castle known as ''château de la Motte-Miton'', and allowed Law to go by the title ''Marquis de Toucy''. Law lost the property in 1720 following the collapse of his

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. Toucy was the birthplace and hometown of

Pierre Larousse Pierre Athanase Larousse (; 23 October 18173 January 1875) was a French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist. He published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the 15-volume . Early ...

, lexicographer and founder of the publishing house that would later produce one of the most highly popular

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dictionaries, ''

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''.

Léon Noël Léon Philippe Jules Arthur Noël (28 March 1888 – 6 August 1987) was a French diplomat, politician and historian. Biography He is the son of Jules Noël, ''conseiller d'Etat'', and Cécile Burchard-Bélaváry. He received a Doctor of Law ...

, French diplomat, politician and historian, died there in his domain in 1987.

Geography

The town lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the river

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References

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