In 1867, Napoléon III  decided to rename the village to pay a tribute to Vauban : Saint  Léger de Foucheret therefore became  Saint Léger Vauban.

The village is located within the Morvan Regional Natural Park. 

It has a population of 500 of whom 70 are Benedictine monks, staying at the Pierre-qui-Vire abbey.

There is a primary school with 40 pupils aged from 6 to 11 , a garage, a bar, a hotel , a restaurant, many guest-houses and a museum, Maison Vauban, dealing with the life and work of Vauban.

Population : 447 inhabitants

Altitude : 460 meters 

Another great figure of the village is Marc Hénard (1919-1992) whose house is now hosting the museum Maison Vauban. 

Marc Hénard, like Vauban, was a fully accomplished man : he was an architect, a sculptor, he painted stained-glass windows and worked with enamels.

In 1949, he arrived in La-Pierre-Qui-Vire abbey where he built, on the abbot’s request, a hostel, containing a splendid porch, stained-glass windows and sculptures. 

Throughout his life, he visited Burgundy, restoring religious buildings(such as Alligny, Mâcon or Sermizelles).

Many of his creations are  in Japan, Switzerland and Germany. 

He also worked on sculptures and ceramics in Saint Léger Vauban church.