Arcy-sur-Cure
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Commune of Arcy-sur-Cure |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre |
| Canton | Vermenton |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 121–301 m |
| Land area¹ | 26.33 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
449 |
| - Density | 17/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89015/ 89270 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Arcy-sur-Cure is a commune in the Yonne département, in the French region of Bourgogne.
The caves of Arcy-sur-Cure just south of the commune, hold the second-oldest cave paintings known to man, after those of Chauvet Cave[1].
[edit] Demographics
As of the census of 1999, the population was 449.
On January 2007, the estimate was 509.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Grottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure Official website (English)
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