Country France Canton Quarré-les-Tombes INSEE/Postal code 89318 /89630 Population 723 (1999) Arrondissement Avallon | Department Yonne Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 46.05 km² Local time Tuesday 2:39 AM | |
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Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Weather 8°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Quarré-les-Tombes is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
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Geography
The commune is located in the Morvan between the valleys of the Cure and Trinquelin. It is located on a granite hilltop of 450 meters altitude, which exposes the village to the northern winds and cold temperatures
The commune is located at a crossroads of these routes:
- Avallon to St. Brisson,
- de Rouvray to Lormes
- Quarré to Cussy-les-Forges
- Quarré to Châtel Censoir
The commune has 37 hamlets.
Hamlets
Hamlets of archaeological or historical interest are:
History
In the seventh century, the village was named Quarreia, then was called Quarée until the eighteenth century. The current name of town comes from the large number of empty stone coffins ("tombes") in the graveyard surrounding the church.
Quarré, formerly Careacum, belonged to Corbon, Lord of Corbigny, who bequeathed it to his son in 706 at the Abbey of Flavigny.
In the eleventh century, the village was owned by the Sires de Chastellux, Counts of Quarré. The castle was built in 1863.
The church has undergone several reconstructions including one in the sixteenth century. The chair and bench are carved in the style of Louis XIII.