Ampilly-les-Bordes

Ampilly-les-Bordes is located some 40 km south by south-east of Chatillon-sur-Seine and 25 km east of Montbard. It can be accessed by highway D971 from Saint-Marc-sur-Seine in the north passing through the commune east of the village and continuing south to Chanceaux. The village can be accessed by road D114 running west from the D971 through the village and continuing west to Etormay. The D114P runs east from the D971 to Quemignerot. The D954 runs from Baigneux-les-Juifs in the south through the southern part of the commune to Quemignerot. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Ampilly-le-Haut at the intersection of the D971 and D114. The commune consists entirely of farmland except for a few patches of forest.^[3]

A small stream rises in the south of the commune and flows south.

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List of Successive Mayors^[4]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ampilliens or Ampilliennes in French.^[5]

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

• A Lavoir (Public laundry) at CR 9 (19th century)^[8]
• A Farmhouse at Rue de la Fontaine (17th century)^[9]
• A Coaching Inn at RN 71 (19th century)^[10]
• A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Meursauge (19th century)^[11]
• A Semi-detached House at La Folie (19th century)^[12]
• A Farmhouse at Ampilly-le-Haut (19th century)^[13]
• A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Ampilly-le-Haut (19th century)^[14]
• A Farmhouse (1835)^[15]
• The Town Hall (18th century)^[16]
• Houses and Farms (17th-19th century)^[17]

The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Wayside Cross at CVO 3 (1680)^[18]
• A Wayside Cross at Meursauge (1872)^[19]
• The Chapel of Saint-Honoré at Meursauge (15th century).^[20] The Chapel contains three items that are registered as historical objects:
  • 2 Altar Candlesticks (19th century)^[21]
  • An Altar Cross (19th century)^[22]
  • A Statue: Saint John the Baptist (15th century)^[23]
• A Wayside Cross at La Folie (1821)^[24]
• A Monumental Cross at Ampilly-le-Haut (1875)^[25]
• A Monumental Cross (1873)^[26]
• A Cemetery Cross (18th century)^[27]
• The Tomb of Michel Armand Polycarpe Jacquet (1847)^[28]
• The Parish Church of the Assumption (14th century).^[29] The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • The Furniture in the Church^[30]
  • A Pail for holy water (18th century)^[31]
  • A Processional Staff (19th century)^[32]
  • 2 Reliquaries (18th century)^[33]
  • A Ciborium (1798)^[34]
  • A Chalice (1789)^[35]
  • A Cabinet (19th century)^[36]
  • A Bas-relief: God the Father (18th century)^[37]
  • 2 Statues: Saint Christine and Saint Honoré (18th century)^[38]
  • A Cross: Christ on the Cross (17th century)^[39]
  • A Canopy (18th century)^[40]
  • A Confessional (19th century)^[41]
  • A Pulpit (19th century)^[42]
  • 2 Statuettes: Angels (18th century)^[43]
  • An Altar and Tabernacle (18th century)^[44]

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  The Lavoir (Public laundry) at CR 9
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  A Wayside Cross
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  The Chapel of Saint-Honoré
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  The Monumental Cross at Ampilly-le-Haut
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  The Cemetery Cross
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  The Tomb of Michel Armand Polycarpe Jacquet
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  The Church of the Assumption