Agencourt
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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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 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Beaune |
| Canton | Nuits-Saint-Georges |
| Intercommunality | Gevrey-Chambertin et Nuits-Saint-Georges |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Seguin[1] |
Area 1 | 4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 416 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/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
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
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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
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
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Agencourtois or Agencourtoises in French.[5]
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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)
[8] 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).[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)
