Saint Sauveur en Puisaye a “city of character” and the native village of Colette.

Primary school and “Claudine at school”

The novelist Colette was born and spent her childhood in Saint Sauveur en Puisaye.

The town hall of Saint Sauveur en Puisaye © Radio France
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The young Gabrielle Sidonie Colette
The young Gabrielle Sidonie Colette

From her school memories she wrote “Claudine at school”, his first novel. A semi-autobiographical novel published in 1900.

Chez Christine and Patrick: booksellers and flea market

In the heart of Saint Sauveur en Puisaye, Patrick Baron and Christine Perez opened, in the former workshop of the saboteur, a shop with old-fashioned charm…

Patrick, bookseller and flea market
Patrick, bookseller and flea market © Radio France
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Second-hand bookseller in Saint Sauveur en Puisaye
Second-hand bookseller in Saint Sauveur en Puisaye © Radio France
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Thousands of books on 3 floors and a flea market make this amazing place a place where customers like to meet. To discover urgently!

“The Badardo Garden”

Located 1 market square, “The Badardo Garden” is an amazing, atypical and very pleasant place with a private garden.

The Badardo garden
The Badardo garden © Radio France
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Tea room, gourmet restaurant, delicatessen, Sabine Couder welcomes you with a smile and organizes culinary, artistic and literary events around the piano. We love !

The Badardo garden
The Badardo garden © Radio France
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“Poetry”

“Poetry” in Saint Sauveur en Puisaye is an industrial wasteland converted by the sculptor and painter Vincent Magni in an artists’ village.

Vincent Magni
Vincent Magni © Radio France
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The Poetry of Saint Sauveur in Puisaye
The Poetry of Saint Sauveur in Puisaye © Radio France
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A place of residence for artists with several spaces to host shows…. Concerts, festivals, exhibitions…. An amazing meeting place!

The Poetry of Saint Sauveur in Puisaye
The Poetry of Saint Sauveur in Puisaye © Radio France
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Chantal Blin: wine merchant in Saint Sauveur en Puisaye

At 5 rue de la Roche, Chantal Blin works as a wine merchant. A job she learned from her father and grandfather.

Chantal Blin
Chantal Blin © Radio France
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The transport of wine in the past to Saint Sauveur en Puisaye
The transport of wine in the past to Saint Sauveur en Puisaye © Radio France
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In her cellar she advises you and offers carefully selected wines. A nice meeting!


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