Agencourt
Agencourt | |
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 Agencourt Church | |
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Location of Agencourt  | |
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| Coordinates:47°07′44″N4°58′54″E/ 47.1289°N 4.9817°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Beaune |
| Canton | Nuits-Saint-Georges |
| Intercommunality | Gevrey-Chambertin et Nuits-Saint-Georges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gilles Seguin[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.2 km2(1.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 441 |
| • Density | 110/km2(270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21001/21700 |
| Elevation | 209–237 m (686–778 ft) (avg. 228 m or 748 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Agencourt(French pronunciation:[aʒɑ̃kuʁ]) is acommunein theCôte-d'Ordepartmentin theBourgogne-Franche-Comtéregion of easternFrance.
Geography
[edit]Agencourt is located some 20 km south of Dijon on theA31 autoroute(E17) with Exit 1 in the commune. The motorway forms the western border of the commune withNuits-Saint-Georgeson the opposite side of the motorway. Access to the commune is on the D8 road (Rue du Village) from west to east from Nuits-Saint-Georges which continues east toSaint-Nicolas-les-Citeaux.Agencourt town is spread along the Highway D8 and is the only built-up area in the commune which consists entirely of farmland except for the Bois de Charbonniere on the eastern side of the commune.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Heraldry
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Blazon: Vairé, of four rows tierced per pale in gules charged with pales of Or and surcharged by a clocheton of two bells of Argent masoned in sable.
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Administration
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List of Successive Mayors of Agencourt[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2008 | Jean Detain |
| 2008 | 2014 | Alain Courteaux |
| 2014 | 2026 | Gilles Seguin |
Population
[edit]The inhabitants of the commune are known asAgencourtoisorAgencourtoisesin French.[5]
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Culture and heritage
[edit]Civil heritage
[edit]The commune has one building that is registered as an historical monument:
- Agencourt Fortified House(1643)
[8]with the remains of a moat: the main building from the 17th century, stables from 1643.
Religious heritage
[edit]The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:
- TheParish Church of Notre-Dame(12th century).[9]The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Monumental Painting:Cherubs(17th century)
[10] - A Monumental Painting:Centaur(16th century)[11]
- A Consecrational Cross (14th century)[12]
- A Monumental Painting: Education of the Virgin and St. Margaret (15th century)[13]
- A Monumental Painting: Saint Georges (16th century)[14]
- A Monumental Painting: Saint Michel and Saint Blaise (15th century)[15]
- A Monumental Painting:Cherubs(17th century)
- TheParish Church of the Assumptioncontains one item that is registered as an historical object:
- A Heraldic Stained glass window for the Vichy family (1500)[16]
- A Heraldic Stained glass window for the Vichy family (1500)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^Google Maps
- ^List of Mayors of France(in French)
- ^Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or,habitants.fr
- ^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui:Commune data sheet Agencourt,EHESS(in French).
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
- ^Ministry of Culture, MériméePA00112756 Agencourt Fortified House(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, MériméePA00112050 Church(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21006006 Monumental Painting: Cherubs(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21006005 Monumental Painting: Centaur(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21006004 Consecrational Cross(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21006003 Monumental Painting: Education of the Virgin and St. Margaret(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21006002 Monumental Painting: Saint Georges(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21006001 Monumental Painting: Saint Michel and Saint Blaise(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21000860 Heraldic Stained glass window for the Vichy family(in French)
External links
[edit]- Agencourt on Géoportail,National Geographic Institute(IGN) website(in French)
- Agencouron the 1750 Cassini Map
