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
Part of Deux Rivières
Belfry of Cravant
Coat of arms
Location of Cravant
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Coordinates: 47°41′02″N 3°41′30″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Joux-la-Ville
Commune	Deux Rivières
Area 1	22.54 km2 (8.70 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	817
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	89460
Elevation	106–289 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

• Communes of the Yonne department

References

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