Lavau is a commune in the south of Yonne, in the Burgundy-Franche-Comte region, 58 km south-west of Auxerre, and bordering Loiret and Nièvre.
The village, surrounded by forests, was at the end of the Middle Ages property of Jacques Coeur, banker and ship owner that King Charles VII had appointed Grand Treasurer of the kingdom in 1439. A success that provoked rivalry and jealousy and caused his disgrace in 1451. Two years later, Lavau was confiscated.
Now numbering nearly 500 inhabitants after having counted more than 1,000 in the nineteenth century, Lavau remains primarily focused on agriculture and the exploitation of its woodlands.
On the borders of Burgundy and the Loire Valley, its preserved heritage and environment will satisfy green tourism enthusiasts.
