Cravant (French pronunciation: [kʁavɑ̃]) is a former commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Deux Rivières.[2]

Cravant
Belfry of Cravant
Belfry of Cravant
Coat of arms of Cravant
Location of Cravant
Map
Cravant is located in France
Cravant
Cravant
Cravant is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cravant
Cravant
Coordinates: 47°41′02″N 3°41′30″E / 47.6839°N 3.6917°E / 47.6839; 3.6917
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentYonne
ArrondissementAuxerre
CantonJoux-la-Ville
CommuneDeux Rivières
Area
1
22.54 km2 (8.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
817
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
89460
Elevation106–289 m (348–948 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In 1423, during the Hundred Years' War, it was the site of the Battle of Cravant between Anglo-Burgundian and Franco-Scots forces.

See also

edit

References

edit