Chastellux-sur-Cure (French pronunciation: [ʃatly syʁ kyʁ], literally Chastellux on Cure) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

Chastellux-sur-Cure
The town hall in Chastellux-sur-Cure
The town hall in Chastellux-sur-Cure
Location of Chastellux-sur-Cure
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Chastellux-sur-Cure is located in France
Chastellux-sur-Cure
Chastellux-sur-Cure
Chastellux-sur-Cure is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chastellux-sur-Cure
Chastellux-sur-Cure
Coordinates: 47°23′13″N 3°53′18″E / 47.3869°N 3.8883°E / 47.3869; 3.8883
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentYonne
ArrondissementAvallon
CantonAvallon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Paillard[1]
Area
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10.55 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
133
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
89089 /89630
Elevation210–397 m (689–1,302 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Chateau de Chastellux, the ancestral home of the Chastellux family, is visitable every day after 10 am 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.

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References

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Arms de Beauvoir-Chastellux
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.