Vauclaix

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Vauclaix

Total population

135

Elevation243 m

Land area14.39 km²

Coordinates47.23°, 3.82°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Vauclaix is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy

French writer (1618–1693)

Simon Ganneau

French sculptor and mystic (1806–1851)

Henri Bachelin

French writer (1879–1941)

Daniel Vaillant

French politician

Bernard Bardin

French politician (1934–2023)

C

Charles-Gilbert Heulhard de Montigny

French politician (1771-1872)

E

Elie Touchaleaume

French soldier

Ernest Clère

French association football player

Eugène Renduel

French publisher (1798-1874)

H

Henri Gourdeaux

French politician (1881–1961)

J

Jean-Alban Lefiot

French politician (1755-1839)

J

Jean-Baptiste Jourdan

French politician

J

Jean Séverin

French writer (1911-1998)

J

Jehan Faulquier

French politician (1910–1984)

Pierre Malardier

French teacher and politician (1818–1894)

François-Marie Renaud d'Avène des Meloizes

French military officer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

• Marigny-sur-Yonne
  8.6 mi away · pop. 191
• Dun-les-Places
  9.8 mi away · pop. 359
• Château-Chinon
  12.7 mi away · pop. 552
• Teigny
  12.7 mi away · pop. 111
• Vézelay
  16.5 mi away · pop. 448
• Moulins-Engilbert
  16.9 mi away · pop. 1,384
• Clamecy
  21.2 mi away · pop. 3,593
• Lucenay-l'Évêque
  22.5 mi away · pop. 320
• Billy-sur-Oisy
  25.6 mi away · pop. 352
• Autun
  29.7 mi away · pop. 13,145
• Semur-en-Auxois
  29.9 mi away · pop. 4,068
• Guérigny
  31.1 mi away · pop. 2,519

Browse all places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-19

European Hornbeam

Carpinus betulus

Seen 2026-09-12

Devil's-bit Scabious

Succisa pratensis

Seen 2026-09-12

tropical horseweed

Erigeron sumatrensis

Seen 2026-09-10

Orange Swift

Triodia sylvina

Seen 2026-08-29

Straw-barred Pearl

Pyrausta despicata

Seen 2026-08-27

Tawny Wave

Scopula rubiginata

Seen 2026-08-27

Beautiful Demoiselle

Calopteryx virgo

Seen 2026-08-26

common hops

Humulus lupulus

Seen 2026-08-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers