Agencourt

Agencourt is a French commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Agencourt
Commune
Agencourt Church
Coat of arms
Location of Agencourt
Agencourt
Agencourt
Coordinates: 47°07′44″N 4°58′54″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementBeaune
CantonNuits-Saint-Georges
IntercommunalityGevrey-Chambertin et Nuits-Saint-Georges
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Gilles Seguin
Area
1
4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
460
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21001 /21700
Elevation209–237 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.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Agencourtois or Agencourtoises.[2]

Geography

Agencourt 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

Heraldry
Arms of Agencourt
 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.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Agencourt[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012008Jean Detain
20082014Alain Courteaux
2014CurrentGilles Seguin

(Not all data is known)

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006400—    
2007395−1.2%
2008392−0.8%
2009386−1.5%
2010397+2.8%
2011415+4.5%
2012433+4.3%
2013437+0.9%
2014443+1.4%
2015451+1.8%
2016455+0.9%
Population change (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
150 192 203 167 174 167 173 172
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
156 176 207 202 243 281 286 292 269
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
300 273 257 245 232 224 231 224 229
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009 - -
181 183 236 268 361 419 386 - -

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has one building that is registered as an historical monument:

  • Agencourt Fortified House (1643)[5] with the remains of a moat: the main building from the 17th century, stables from 1643.

Religious heritage

The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:

  • The Parish Church of Notre-Dame (12th century).[6] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Monumental Painting: Cherubs (17th century)[7]
    • A Monumental Painting: Centaur (16th century)[8]
    • A Consecrational Cross (14th century)[9]
    • A Monumental Painting: Education of the Virgin and St. Margaret (15th century)[10]
    • A Monumental Painting: Saint Georges (16th century)[11]
    • A Monumental Painting: Saint Michel and Saint Blaise (15th century)[12]
  • 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)[13]
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See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    2. Inhabitants of Côte-d'Or (in French)
    3. Google Maps
    4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
    5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00112756 Agencourt Fortified House (in French)
    6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00112050 Church (in French)
    7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21006006 Monumental Painting: Cherubs (in French)
    8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21006005 Monumental Painting: Centaur (in French)
    9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21006004 Consecrational Cross (in French)
    10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21006003 Monumental Painting: Education of the Virgin and St. Margaret (in French)
    11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21006002 Monumental Painting: Saint Georges (in French)
    12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21006001 Monumental Painting: Saint Michel and Saint Blaise (in French)
    13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21000860 Heraldic Stained glass window for the Vichy family (in French)
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