Chamoux (French pronunciation: [ʃamu]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
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 The town hall in Chamoux | |
Location of Chamoux  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°27′27″N 3°39′47″E / 47.45750°N 3.6631°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Avallon |
| Canton | Joux-la-Ville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roger Huard[1] |
Area 1 | 6.93 km2 (2.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 95 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89071 /89660 |
| Elevation | 190–285 m (623–935 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Its inhabitants are called Chamoutins.
Economy
editThe commune lives off of crop and livestock farming, as well as forestry.
Places and Monuments
editThe pre-historic attraction Cardo Land contains more than 80 life-size sculptures of dinosaurs and prehistoric man. It is the work of the sculptor Cardo.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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