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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]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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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
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List of Successive Mayors of Agencourt[4]
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)
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See also
References
External links
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