Agencourt (French pronunciation: [aʒɑ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
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| Coordinates: 47°07′44″N 4°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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAgencourt is located some 20 km south of Dijon on the A31 autoroute (E17) with Exit 1 in the commune. The motorway forms the western border of the commune with Nuits-Saint-Georges on 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 to Saint-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
editHeraldry
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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
editList 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
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Agencourtois or Agencourtoises in French.[5]
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Culture and heritage
editCivil heritage
editThe 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
editThe commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:
- The Parish 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)
- The Parish Church of the Assumption contains 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
editReferences
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, Mérimée PA00112756 Agencourt Fortified House (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00112050 Church (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21006006 Monumental Painting: Cherubs (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21006005 Monumental Painting: Centaur (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21006004 Consecrational Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21006003 Monumental Painting: Education of the Virgin and St. Margaret (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21006002 Monumental Painting: Saint Georges (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21006001 Monumental Painting: Saint Michel and Saint Blaise (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21000860 Heraldic Stained glass window for the Vichy family (in French)
External links
edit- Agencourt on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Agencour on the 1750 Cassini Map
