Chamoux
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Avallon | |
| Canton | Joux-la-Ville | |
| Community association | Avallon, Vezelay, Morvan | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 27 ' N , 3 ° 40' E | |
| height | 190-285 m | |
| surface | 6.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 101 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 89660 | |
| INSEE code | 89071 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Chamoux |
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Chamoux is a French commune with 101 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Yonne department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region (before 2016 Bourgogne ) in eastern France . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Avallon and the canton of Joux-la-Ville (until 2015 Vézelay ). The inhabitants are called chamoutins .
geography
Chamoux is about 50 kilometers south-southeast of Auxerre . Chamoux is surrounded by the neighboring communities Asnières-sous-Bois in the north and west, Vézelay in the east and north-east, La Maison-Dieu in the south and south-east and Brèves in the south and south-west.
The community is located on Via Lemovicensis , one of the four historic " Way of the Pilgrims in France ".
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 139 | 111 | 105 | 93 | 71 | 83 | 83 | 93 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- Cardoland dinosaur sculpture series
Web links
Commons : Chamoux - collection of images, videos and audio files
