Chastellux-sur-Cure

Chastellux-sur-Cure
Chastellux-sur-Cure
Location within Burgundy region  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 / 47.38694; 3.88833

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: [phone] 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

• INSEE