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Agencourt

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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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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]

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Heraldry

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Arms of Agencourt
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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.



Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Agencourt[4]

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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]
  • 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]
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