Agonges

Agonges
The Town Hall and Post Office
Agonges
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Agonges
Coordinates: 46°36′25″N 3°09′33″E / 46.6069°N 3.1592°E / 46.6069; 3.1592Coordinates: 46°36′25″N 3°09′33″E / 46.6069°N 3.1592°E / 46.6069; 3.1592
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Souvigny
Intercommunality	Bocage Bourbonnais
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Romain Juge
Area1	24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Population (2013)2	342
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	03002 / 03210
Elevation	204–266 m (669–873 ft) (avg. 228 m or 748 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Agonges is a French commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Agongeois or Agongeoises.^[1]

Geography

Agonges is located some 15 km north-west of Moulins and 50 km south of Nevers. It can be accessed by several roads: the D58 from Saint-Menoux in the south passes through the village and continues north, the D133 comes from the D953 in the south-west to the village and continues north-east to Bagneux, the D54 comes from Franchesse in the north-west to the village then continues east to join the D13, the D139 comes from Couzon in the north to join the D54 in the commune, and the D13 passes through the north-eastern corner of the commune. The commune consists entirely of farmland with numerous hamlets other than the village.^[2]

The hamlets are:

The Ours river flows through the commune from the south passing west of the village and continuing north to join the Burge which forms part of the northern border. There are small lakes in the north of the commune that link to the Burge. The Burge continues north to join the Allier south of Le Port Barreau.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

	Limoise	Couzon	Bagneux
	Franchesse		Montilly
		Agonges
	Bourbon-l'Archambault	Saint-Menoux	Moulins

History

In 1807 the former commune of Breuil merged with Agonges.

Administration

View of Agonges and its church

List of Successive Mayors of Agonges^[3]

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2013 the commune had 342 inhabitants.^[4] The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

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

• The Chateau of Sacrots (17th century)^[5]
• The Chateau of La Pommeraye (15th century)^[6] is in a manor park from the 18th century equipped with round towers in the style of the 15th century.
• The Chateau of Augère (Middle Ages)^[7] has a medieval dungeon covered with a roof extended by a Gothic building in the 19th century and still has a moat.
• The Domain of Epine (15th century),^[8] a rare example of a fortified domain from the 14th century in Bourbonnais.
• The Chateau of Echardons (1792)^[9] was rebuilt in 1792 and it remains the only castle with two towers and a dovecote.
• The Chateau of Beaumont (1740)^[10] was rebuilt in 1740 on the site of a fortified castle of which only a tower and a dovecote remain.
• The Chateau of Beaumont Park (20th century)^[11]
• The Chateau of Echardons Park (20th century).^[12] The park is centred on a lane from the early 20th century.
• The Park of La Tuilerie^[13]
• The Park of La Pommeraie (20th century)^[14]
• The Saulneraie Garden^[15]
• The Laugère Park (19th century)^[16]

Châteaux Picture Gallery

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  Domain of Épine A

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  Domain of Épine B

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  Domain of Épine C

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  Domain of Épine D

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  Château of Augère

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  Facade of the Château of Augère

Religious heritage

The Church of Notre-Dame (12th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[17][18] It contains a Bronze Bell (1578) that is registered as an historical object.^[19]

Church of Notre Dame Picture Gallery

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  View of the Church of Notre Dame

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  Church of Notre Dame

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  Entrance to the Church

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  Detail on the west portal

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  Stone sculptures on the bell tower representing a hunt

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  The nave of the church

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  The chevet of the church

Notable People linked to the commune

• François Dalphonse (1756-1821), politician, MP for Allier, owner of Beaumont Castle where he died
• Jean Bardin, radio host

See also

• Communes of the Allier department
• Cantons of the Allier department
• Arrondissements of the Allier department

External links

• Agonges on the old National Geographic Institute website (French)
• Agonges on Lion1906 (French)
• Agonges on Google Maps
• Agonges on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Agonges on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Agonges on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)

Notes and references

Notes

1. ↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 , the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

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Communes of the Allier department
Abrest Agonges Ainay-le-Château Andelaroche Archignat Arfeuilles Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest Arronnes Aubigny Audes Aurouër Autry-Issards Avermes Avrilly Bagneux Barberier Barrais-Bussolles Bayet Beaulon Beaune-d'Allier Bègues Bellenaves Bellerive-sur-Allier Bert Bessay-sur-Allier Besson Bézenet Billezois Billy Biozat Bizeneuille Blomard Bost Boucé Le Bouchaud Bourbon-l'Archambault Braize Bransat Bresnay Bressolles Le Brethon Le Breuil Broût-Vernet Brugheas Busset Buxières-les-Mines La Celle Cérilly Cesset La Chabanne Chambérat Chamblet Chantelle Chapeau La Chapelaude La Chapelle La Chapelle-aux-Chasses Chappes Chareil-Cintrat Charmeil Charmes Charroux Chassenard Château-sur-Allier Châtel-de-Neuvre Châtel-Montagne Châtelperron Châtelus Châtillon Chavenon Chavroches Chazemais Chemilly Chevagnes Chezelle Chézy Chirat-l'Église Chouvigny Cindré Cognat-Lyonne Colombier Commentry Contigny Cosne-d'Allier Coulandon Coulanges Couleuvre Courçais Coutansouze Couzon Créchy Cressanges Creuzier-le-Neuf Creuzier-le-Vieux Cusset Deneuille-lès-Chantelle Deneuille-les-Mines Désertines Deux-Chaises Diou Domérat Dompierre-sur-Besbre Le Donjon Doyet Droiturier Durdat-Larequille Ébreuil Échassières Escurolles Espinasse-Vozelle Estivareilles Étroussat Ferrières-sur-Sichon La Ferté-Hauterive Fleuriel Fourilles Franchesse Gannat Gannay-sur-Loire Garnat-sur-Engièvre Gennetines Gipcy Gouise La Guillermie Haut-Bocage Hauterive Hérisson Huriel Hyds Isle-et-Bardais Isserpent Jaligny-sur-Besbre Jenzat Laféline Lalizolle Lamaids Langy Lapalisse Laprugne Lavault-Sainte-Anne Lavoine Lenax Lételon Liernolles Lignerolles Limoise Loddes Loriges Louchy-Montfand Louroux-Bourbonnais Louroux-de-Beaune Louroux-de-Bouble Luneau Lurcy-Lévis Lusigny Magnet Malicorne Marcenat Marcillat-en-Combraille Marigny Mariol Le Mayet-d'École Le Mayet-de-Montagne Mazerier Mazirat Meaulne Meillard Meillers Mercy Mesples Molinet Molles Monestier Monétay-sur-Allier Monétay-sur-Loire Montaiguët-en-Forez Montaigu-le-Blin Montbeugny Montcombroux-les-Mines Monteignet-sur-l'Andelot Le Montet Montilly Montluçon Montmarault Montoldre Montord Montvicq Moulins Murat Nades Nassigny Naves Néris-les-Bains Neuilly-en-Donjon Neuilly-le-Réal Neure Neuvy Nizerolles Noyant-d'Allier Paray-le-Frésil Paray-sous-Briailles Périgny La Petite-Marche Pierrefitte-sur-Loire Le Pin Poëzat Pouzy-Mésangy Prémilhat Quinssaines Reugny Rocles Rongères Ronnet Saint-Angel Saint-Aubin-le-Monial Saint-Bonnet-de-Four Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais Saint-Caprais Saint-Christophe Saint-Clément Saint-Désiré Saint-Didier-en-Donjon Saint-Didier-la-Forêt Saint-Éloy-d'Allier Saint-Ennemond Sainte-Thérence Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq Saint-Fargeol Saint-Félix Saint-Genest Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux Saint-Gérand-le-Puy Saint-Germain-de-Salles Saint-Germain-des-Fossés Saint-Hilaire Saint-Léger-sur-Vouzance Saint-Léon Saint-Léopardin-d'Augy Saint-Loup Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat Saint-Marcel-en-Murat Saint-Martin-des-Lais Saint-Martinien Saint-Menoux Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs Saint-Palais Saint-Pierre-Laval Saint-Plaisir Saint-Pont Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule Saint-Priest-d'Andelot Saint-Priest-en-Murat Saint-Prix Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat Saint-Sauvier Saint-Sornin Saint-Victor Saint-Voir Saint-Yorre Saligny-sur-Roudon Sanssat Saulcet Saulzet Sauvagny Sazeret Serbannes Servilly Seuillet Sorbier Souvigny Sussat Target Taxat-Senat Teillet-Argenty Terjat Le Theil Theneuille Thiel-sur-Acolin Thionne Tortezais Toulon-sur-Allier Treban Treignat Treteau Trévol Trézelles Tronget Urçay Ussel-d'Allier Valignat Valigny Vallon-en-Sully Varennes-sur-Allier Varennes-sur-Tèche Vaumas Vaux Veauce Venas Vendat Verneix Le Vernet Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais Vernusse Le Veurdre Vichy Vicq Vieure Le Vilhain Villebret Villefranche-d'Allier Villeneuve-sur-Allier Viplaix Vitray Voussac Ygrande Yzeure