Arcy-sur-Cure
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Arcy-sur-Cure | |
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 The cave exit building in Arcy-sur-Cure | |
 Location of Arcy-sur-Cure | |
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| Coordinates: 47°36′14″N 3°45′41″E / 47.6039°N 3.7614°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Avallon |
| Canton | Joux-la-Ville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Bertrand[1] |
Area 1 | 26.33 km2 (10.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 486 |
| • Density | 18.5/km2 (47.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89015 /89270 |
| Elevation | 121–301 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]
