- Chastellux-sur-Cure
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Chastellux-sur-Cure
Administration Country France Region Burgundy Department Yonne Arrondissement Avallon Canton Quarré-les-Tombes Statistics Elevation 210–397 m (690–1,302 ft) Land area1 10.55 km2 (4.07 sq mi) Population2 164 (2006) - Density 16 /km2 (41 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 89089/ 89630 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 47°23′13″N 3°53′18″E / 47.38694°N 3.88833°E
Chastellux-sur-Cure is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.
The Chateau de Chastellux, the ancestral home of the Chastellux family, is visitable every day after 10AM except Monday and Tuesday ( tel: 06-76-75-83-71 or 08-86-34-20-03 ) . It is still owned by descendants of Marquis de Chastellux who was second in command ( 1780 to 1782) to the Comte de Rochambeau who led the French military contingent during the American War of Independence.
See also
- Communes of the Yonne department
- Parc naturel régional du Morvan
References
Categories:- Communes of Yonne
- Yonne geography stubs
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