Arcy-sur-Cure
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Arcy-sur-Cure
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| Coordinates: 47°36′14″N 3°45′41″E / 47.6039°N 3.7614°ECoordinates: 47°36′14″N 3°45′41″E / 47.6039°N 3.7614°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre |
| Canton | Vermenton |
| Area1 | 26.33 km2 (10.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 521 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89015 /89270 |
| Elevation | 121–301 m (397–988 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Arcy-sur-Cure is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
The caves of Arcy-sur-Cure, just south of the commune, hold the second-oldest cave paintings known, after those of Chauvet Cave. Archeological remains at the Grotte du Renne were taken to provide evidence that Neanderthals had modern human behavior, but this is now doubted.
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