Argilly Explained

Argilly
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason de la ville d'Argilly (Côte-d'Or).svg
Arrondissement:	Beaune
Canton:	Nuits-Saint-Georges
Insee:	21022
Postal Code:	21700
Mayor:	Antonio Cobos^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Gevrey-Chambertin Nuits-Saint-Georges
Coordinates:	47.0692°N 5.0128°W
Elevation M:	224
Elevation Min M:	188
Elevation Max M:	227
Area Km2:	34.12

Argilly is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Geography

Argilly is located some 8 km south-east of Nuits-Saint-Georges and 12 km north-east of Beaune. Access to the commune is by the D35 road from Gerland to the north passing through the commune north of the village and continuing to Bagnot in the east. Access to the village is by the D20 which branches off the D35 in the commune and passes south-west through the village and continues to Beaune. The A36 autoroute passes through the south of the commune but there is no exit in or near the commune. The commune is heavily forested in the north-east, east, and south with more forest in the north-west. The rest of the commune is farmland.^[2]

There is the Étang de Longbroche reservoir south-east of the village with streams flowing into it and the Meuzin stream flows south west of the village.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

The Castle of the Dukes of Burgundy was destroyed in 1590. There was also a tile factory which belonged to the Dukes.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[3]

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Argilliens or Argilliennes in French.^[4]

Sites and Monuments

• A Merovingian villa and a large necropolis detected by aerial photography (objects at the Rodier Museum at Nuits-Saint-Georges).
• A Motte and Bailey castle of the Dukes.
• A fortified farmhouse from the 16th century with remains of the old castle: turret, hexagonal spiral staircase, bay windows with curly brackets, huge fireplaces, French ceilings.
• A Feudal mound and turrets from the fortified Chateau of Antilly.
• A Lavoir (Public Laundry) (1875) is registered as an historical monument.^[5]
• The Parish Church of the Assumption (13th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[6] It was rebuilt in the 18th century: the choir and transept are from the 13th century; the belfry the nave, and the monumental façade are from the 18th century. The church contains the following items registered as historical objects:
  • A Pulpit (18th century)^[7]
  • Bust/Reliquary of Saint-Reine (18th century)^[8]
  • Bust/Reliquary of Saint-Robert (18th century)^[9]
  • 2 candlesticks (18th century)^[10] from Citeaux Abbey
  • Set of 8 candlesticks and an altar cross (17th century)^[11]
  • A Statue: Virgin and Child (17th century)^[12]
  • A Statue: Saint Peter (15th century)^[13] by Claus Sluter.
  • A Tomb (13th century)^[14]

Notable people linked to the commune

• Jean II Quarré, in 1416 received the fief of La Mothe d'Argilly from John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, who allowed him to take all the wood necessary for the construction of his house in La Mothe.^[15]
• Pierre Ranvial was Chatelain of the Chateau of Argilly in the year 1454. In the same year he was knighted.

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

External links

• Argilly on the National Geographic Institute website
• Argilly on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
• Argilly 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/Argilly/@47.0558011,5.0300184,12606m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f29461e6270ce3:0x409ce34b31465b0?hl=en Google Maps
3. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=26599 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
14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
15. François-Alexandre de la Chenaye-Aubert, Dictionary of the Nobility, Chez Antoine Boudet à Paris, 1771, t.X. p.600.