Agencourt
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.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
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
List of Successive Mayors of Agencourt
From | To | Name |
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2001 | 2008 | Jean Detain |
2008 | 2014 | Alain Courteaux |
2014 | 2026 | Gilles Seguin |
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Agencourtois or Agencourtoises in French.
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Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has one building that is registered as an historical monument:
- Agencourt Fortified House (1643) 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). The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Monumental Painting: Cherubs (17th century)
- A Monumental Painting: Centaur (16th century)
- A Consecrational Cross (14th century)
- A Monumental Painting: Education of the Virgin and St. Margaret (15th century)
- A Monumental Painting: Saint Georges (16th century)
- A Monumental Painting: Saint Michel and Saint Blaise (15th century)
- The Parish Church of the Assumption contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ 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
- Agencourt on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Agencour on the 1750 Cassini Map