Arcey is located some 3 km south-east of Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche and 16 km west by south-west of Dijon. Access to the commune is by the D35 road from Pont-de-Pany in the north-west passing through the north of the commune and continuing south-east to Urcy. The D104 road forms most of the eastern border of the commune as it branches south from the D35 and continues to join the D8 south of the commune. Access to the village is by the country road Rue des Ecrevisses which branches off the D35 in the north and passes south through the length of the commune and the village. The commune is heavily forested with some areas of farmland in the centre near the village.

Blazon: Party per bend sinister: at 1 Argent, at 2 Gules, debruised over all in chief two tablets of law Azure: that to dexter surmounting the word "L'AMOUR" in letters Sable surmounting two squares of Or; that to sinister surmounting the word "LA LOI" in letters Sable and surmounting a scale in Or, in base a boar Sable in base surmounting the letters "ARCEY" in the arc of a circle the same;

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List of Successive Mayors

In 2017 the commune had 53 inhabitants.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 99 —     1800 103 +0.57% 1806 101 −0.33% 1821 95 −0.41% 1831 108 +1.29% 1836 115 +1.26% 1841 127 +2.00% 1846 133 +0.93% 1851 143 +1.46% 1856 146 +0.42% 1861 149 +0.41% 1866 99 −7.85% 1872 90 −1.58% 1876 71 −5.76% 1881 87 +4.15% 1886 93 +1.34% 1891 82 −2.49% 1896 69 −3.39%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 56 −4.09% 1906 68 +3.96% 1911 56 −3.81% 1921 52 −0.74% 1926 41 −4.64% 1931 50 +4.05% 1936 29 −10.32% 1946 27 −0.71% 1954 20 −3.68% 1962 27 +3.82% 1968 26 −0.63% 1975 32 +3.01% 1982 33 +0.44% 1990 42 +3.06% 1999 45 +0.77% 2007 41 −1.16% 2012 49 +3.63% 2017 53 +1.58%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Lavoir (Public laundry) (19th century)
• A House at Grande Rue (18th century)
• A series of 5 Milestones of Justice (13th century)
• Houses and Farms (18th-19th century)

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

• The Parish Church of the Nativity (15th century) The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • 2 Processional Candlesticks (19th century)
  • A Chasuble (18th century)
  • An Exhibition Throne (18th century)
  • The Furniture in the Church
  • A Processional Staff: Virgin and child (18th century)
  • A Painting: Saint Sebastian (19th century)
  • A Baptismal font (16th century)

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arcey (Côte-d'Or).

• Arcey on the National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• Arcey on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Arcey on the 1750 Cassini Map