Agencourt Explained

Agencourt
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason de la ville d'Agencourt.svg
Arrondissement:	Beaune
Canton:	Nuits-Saint-Georges
Insee:	21001
Postal Code:	21700
Mayor:	Gilles Seguin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Gevrey-Chambertin et Nuits-Saint-Georges
Coordinates:	47.1289°N 4.9817°W
Elevation M:	228
Elevation Min M:	209
Elevation Max M:	237
Area Km2:	4.2

Agencourt (in French pronounced as /aʒɑ̃kuʁ/) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

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.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Agencourt^[3]

From	To	Name
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.^[4]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has one building that is registered as an historical monument:

• Agencourt Fortified House (1643)^[5] 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).^[6] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Monumental Painting: Cherubs (17th century)^[7]
  • A Monumental Painting: Centaur (16th century)^[8]
  • A Consecrational Cross (14th century)^[9]
  • A Monumental Painting: Education of the Virgin and St. Margaret (15th century)^[10]
  • A Monumental Painting: Saint Georges (16th century)^[11]
  • A Monumental Painting: Saint Michel and Saint Blaise (15th century)^[12]
• 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)^[13]

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

External links

• Agencourt on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
• Agencour on the 1750 Cassini Map

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/21700+Agencourt/@47.1195545,4.9845399,3101m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f2910dd1b332d3:0x2309c5c7904e8775?hl=en Google Maps
3. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=26580 List of Mayors of France
4. https://www.habitants.fr/cote-d-or-21 Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or
5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy