Arcy-sur-Cure | |
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 The cave exit building in Arcy-sur-Cure | |
Location of Arcy-sur-Cure  | |
  Arcy-sur-Cure  Arcy-sur-Cure | |
| Coordinates:47°36′14″N3°45′41″E / 47.6039°N 3.7614°E /47.6039; 3.7614 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Avallon |
| Canton | Joux-la-Ville |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Olivier Bertrand[1] |
Area 1 | 26.33 km2 (10.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 482 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/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:[aʁsisyʁkyʁ], literallyArcy onCure) is acommune in theYonnedepartment inBourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-centralFrance.
Thecaves of Arcy-sur-Cure, just south of the commune, hold the second-oldest cave paintings known, after those ofChauvet Cave.[3] Archeological remains at theGrotte du Renne were taken to provide evidence thatNeanderthals had modern human behavior, but this is now doubted.[4][5]
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