Thury is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the natural region of Forterre. Its inhabitants are called Thurycois and Thurycoises. Thury's is attested as Tauriacus in the high medieval Gesta of the Bishops of Auxerre ; Thuraco in 1369 ; Thoriaco of the fourteenth century. Tauriacus originally referred to a field or property of one Taurus, possibly Taruos in Gaulish. The Gallo-Roman suffix -acus or -acum is of Gaulish origin and indicates a person's property. This suffix often evolved into -y in many French place names, in Thury's region and far beyond. An alternative etymology would be from the appellative turra, of pre-Latin and possibly Gaulish origin and the root of many toponyms.
Country: France
Region: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 23.22 km² (8.97 sq mi)
Elevation: 222–328 m (728–1,076 ft) · (avg. 282 m or 925 ft)
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