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
Commune
The town hall in Chastellux-sur-Cure
Location of Chastellux-sur-Cure
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Coordinates: 47°23′13″N 3°53′18″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Avallon
Canton	Avallon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Paillard
Area 1	10.55 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	137
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	89089 /89630
Elevation	210–397 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.

See also

• Communes of the Yonne department
• Parc naturel régional du Morvan

References

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