Arcy-sur-Cure

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Arcy-sur-Cure
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The cave exit building in Arcy-sur-Cure
The cave exit building in Arcy-sur-Cure
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Location of Arcy-sur-Cure
Arcy-sur-Cure is located in France
Arcy-sur-Cure
Arcy-sur-Cure
Arcy-sur-Cure is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Arcy-sur-Cure
Arcy-sur-Cure
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[1]
Area
1
26.33 km2 (10.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
482
 • Density18.3/km2 (47.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
89015 /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: [aʁsi syʁ kyʁ], 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.[3] Archeological remains at the Grotte du Renne were taken to provide evidence that Neanderthals had modern human behavior, but this is now doubted.[4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  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. 107: 20234–9. doi:10.1073/pnas.1007963107. PMC 2996711. PMID 20956292.
  5. ^ Mellars, P (2010). "Neanderthal symbolism and ornament manufacture: The bursting of a bubble?". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107: 20147–20148. doi:10.1073/pnas.1014588107. PMC 2996706.
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