Arcy-sur-Cure

Arcy-sur-Cure
Commune
The cave exit building in Arcy-sur-CureThe cave exit building in Arcy-sur-Cure
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Arcy-sur-Cure is located in FranceArcy-sur-CureArcy-sur-CureShow map of FranceArcy-sur-Cure is located in Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéArcy-sur-CureArcy-sur-CureShow map of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°36′14″N 3°45′41″E / 47.6039°N 3.7614°E / 47.6039; 3.7614
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentYonne
ArrondissementAvallon
CantonJoux-la-Ville
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Bertrand
Area126.33 km2 (10.17 sq mi)
Population (2021)477
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code89015 /89270
Elevation121–301 m (397–988 ft)
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 (French pronunciation: , literally Arcy on 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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References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Grottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure Official website Archived 2015-02-25 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
  4. ^ Higham T, Jacobi R, Julien M, David F, Basell L, Wood R, Davies W, Ramsey CB.C (2010). Chronology of the Grotte du Renne (France) and implications for the context of ornaments and human remains within the Chatelperronian. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. doi:10.1073/pnas.1007963107 PMID 20956292
  5. ^ Mellars P. (2010). Neanderthal symbolism and ornament manufacture: The bursting of a bubble? Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. doi:10.1073/pnas.1014588107
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