Ampilly-le-Sec
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The village church | |
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| Coordinates: 47°48′37″N 4°31′54″E / 47.8103°N 4.5317°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Montbard |
| Canton | Châtillon-sur-Seine |
| Intercommunality | Pays Châtillonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | René Regnault[1] |
Area 1 | 24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 322 |
| • Density | 13.2/km2 (34.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21012 /21400 |
| Elevation | 231–314 m (758–1,030 ft) (avg. 285 m or 935 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ampilly-le-Sec is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Ampilly-le-Sec is located some 5 km south by south-west of Chatillon-sur-Seine and 15 km east by south-east of Laignes. It can be accessed by the D980 highway from Chatillon-sur-Seine which passes through the village and continues south to Coulmier-le-Sec. The D971 from Buncey to Chamesson also passes through the eastern edge of the commune. From the D971 the D29A goes west through the village then continues to the south-west. The western third of the commune is heavily forested with the rest being entirely farmland.[3]
The Seine River passes through the east of the commune parallel to the D971 flowing from south to north.[3]
Heraldry
| Blazon: Azure, two stag's heads caboshed of Or posed in pale, in chief argent charged with three millwheels of gules.
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2026 | René Regnault |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ampilliaciens or Ampilliaciennes alternatively Ampellois or Ampelloises in French.[5]
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Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Blast Furnace (1829)
[8] - A House at Rue de Coulmier (19th century)
[9] - A House at Rue de la Maison Commune (19th century)
[10] - The Town Hall/School at Rue de la Maison Commune (19th century)
[11] - An old Ironworks (1833)
[12] - Houses (19th century)
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Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Wayside Cross at CR 12 (18th century)
[14] - A Tomb at CR 25 (19th century)
[15] - A Cemetery Cross at CR 25 (19th century)
[16] - A Cemetery Chapel at CR 25 (19th century)
[17] - A Wayside Cross at CR 8 (18th century)
[18] - A Wayside Cross at CVO2 and CR32 crossroads (1840)
[19] - A Wayside Cross at Rue de Chamesson and CR13 crossroads (1811)
[20] - A Cemetery at Rue de l'Église (19th century)
[21] - The Parish Church of Saint Peter and Paul at Rue de l'Église (1827).
[22] The Church contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects.[22] - A Wayside Cross at RD 29a (1877)
[23] - A Wayside Cross at RD29a and CR 25 crossroads (1762)
[24] - A Wayside Cross at RN 71 and former Chemin de Chamesson crossroads at Vanvey (1861)
[25] - A Wayside Cross at Grande Rue and Rue de la Croix de Mission crossroads (19th century)
[26] - A Monumental Cross (1638)
[27] - A Wayside Cross at Ferme de la Forêt (1783)
[28] - A Wayside Cross at Ferme de la Forfol (18th century)
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