Aignay-le-Duc

Aignay-le-Duc
Coat of arms
Aignay-le-Duc
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Aignay-le-Duc
Coordinates: 47°39′59″N 4°44′08″E / 47.6664°N 4.7356°E / 47.6664; 4.7356Coordinates: 47°39′59″N 4°44′08″E / 47.6664°N 4.7356°E / 47.6664; 4.7356
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Montbard
Canton	Aignay-le-Duc
Intercommunality	Pays Châtillonnais
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Frédéric Bourdenet
Area1	24.86 km2 (9.60 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	335
• Density	13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	21004 / 21510
Elevation	310–443 m (1,017–1,453 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 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.

Aignay-le-Duc is a French commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aignacois or Aignacoises.^[1]

Geography

The commune of Aignay-le-Duc is located some 30 km south-east of Châtillon-sur-Seine and some 30 km east of Montbard in a direct line. Access to the commune is by Highway D901 which enters on the north-west border, continues to the village and exits the south-east border. There is also Highway D101 linking the village to Étalante to the south-east. Highway D954 links the village through the eastern border to Saint-Broing-les-Moines. There is also Highway D112 which exits the commune in the north-east. There are extensive forests in the eastern part of the commune (Bois de Fort Fais, Bois du Bas des Soulers etc.) with about two thirds of the commune farmland. There are no villages other than Aignay-le-Duc.

The Coquille stream flows through the town and forming the eastern border is the Brevon stream. The Coquille flows to the Revinson stream which joins the Seine river. The Brevon flows north and eventually joins the Seine near Brémur-et-Vaurois.

Neighbouring Communes and Villages

	Beaunotte	Leuglay	Montmoyen
	Quemigny-sur-Seine		Saint-Broing-les-Moines
		Aignay-le-Duc
	Baigneux-les-Juifs	Etalante	Minot

History

Aignay-le-Duc belonged to the territory of Lingons and had a Celtic population. Its name may come from the Celtic: Ann-iacum meaning "The location of the water source" ann- is a well known root name for rivers [e.g. l'Ain, Inn (Austria), Anio (Italy)]. The village is close to the source of the Coquille.^[2]

A yellow limestone used in the cemetery, dating from the late second century or early third century AD, is inscribed: Aug (ustis) sac (rum) deo Marti Cicolluis et Litavi P. Attius Paterc[l]u[s] [v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)] which means: "To the august sacred deities, to the god Mars Cicolluis and Litavi, P. Attius Paterculus paid his vow willingly and deservedly".^[3][4]

An inscription was found on a bronze vase near Aignay in 1896 which, according to Chassenay, said: Aug(usto) sacr(um) deo Albio et Damonae Sext(us) Mart(ius) Cociliani f(ilius) ex jussu ejus [v(otum)] s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito) meaning "It is sacred to Augustus, to the gods Albius and Damona, Sextus Martius, son of Cocilianus, in order to fulfill his vow.^[5]

During the revolutionary period of the National Convention (1792-1795), the town took the name of Aignay-Côte-d'Or abbreviated to Aignay.^[6]

The village was served by a line of metre gauge light railway by the Railways Department of Côte-d'Or which linked Dijon-Porte-Neuve-Chatillon-sur-Seine from 1891-1948.
Here is seen the station.

Heraldry

Blazon: Gules, six billets argent set 3, 2, 1.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Aignay-le-Duc^[7]

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009, the commune had 335 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town 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 large number of Houses that are registered as historical monuments. For a complete list of houses including links to descriptions (in French) click here.

The commune also has many other buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Rue de la Demoiselle (19th century)^[8]
• A Fountain at Rue de la Planchotte (18th century)^[9]
• A Barn at Rue de l'Ile (1790)^[10]
• A Bridge at Rue de l'Ile (19th century)^[11]
• The Lavoir de la Margelle (Public laundry) at Rue de la Margelle (18th century)^[12]
• A Railway worker refuge at RN 454 (19th century)^[13]
• A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Rue des Vieilles Halles (19th century)^[14]
• A Farmhouse at Grand Bois (17th century)^[15]
• The Pierre-Fiche Menhir (Prehistoric)^[16]
• A Commemorative Monument at Combe des Carrés (1839)^[17]
• The Covered Market (18th century)^[18]
• The Town Hall / School (1789)^[19]
• The Urban Area Fortification (15th century)^[20]

Other sites of interest

• Celtic Tumuli have been found including several burials from different periods, the most recent dating to the 5th century AD.

Religious heritage

Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Wayside Cross at Chemin de Beaunotte (1831)^[21]
• A Wayside Cross at Chevigny Farm (17th century)^[22]
• A Wayside Cross at Rue des Granges (1674)^[23]
• The Croix Lannier Wayside Cross north of the village (1662)^[24]
• The Croix Mignard Wayside Cross north-east of the village (17th century)^[25]
• A Presbytery (19th century).^[26] The Presbytery contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • The Furniture in the Presbytery^[27]
  • A Processional Staff (18th century)^[28]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (2) (19th century)^[29]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (1) (17th century)^[30]
  • A Statue: Saint Eloi (17th century)^[31]
• A Wayside Cross at Grand Bois (16th century)^[32]
• A Monumental Cross at Saint-Michel (1637)^[33]
• A Tomb (19th century)^[34]
• A Cemetery Cross (1637)^[35]
• The Cemetery Portal (19th century)^[36]
• The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (1170).^[37][38] The Church contains a very large number of items which are registered as historical objects. For a complete list with links to descriptions (in French) click here.

• 

  The Renaissance altarpiece
• 

  Detail of the altarpiece

Notable People linked to the Commune

• Nicolas Frochot, an influential provost of Aignay-le-Duc, he ended his career as a State Councilor and first Prefect of the Seine under Napoleon I.
• Claude-Auguste Petit, Baron of Beauverger (born Aignay-le-Duc, 7 October 1748 - died Paris, 6 September 1819), brother of the Nicholas Frochot, French politician.
• Bertrand Lavier, French contemporary multimedia artist born in Châtillon-sur-Seine (Côte-d'Or) 14 June 1949. He lives and works in Paris and Aignay-le-Duc (Côte-d'Or).
• The Baudus Family
• Philippe Bertrand, a host on France Inter

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

External links

• Aignay-le-Duc on the website of the National Geographic Institute (French)
• Aignay-le-Duc on Lion1906
• Aignay-le-Duc on Google Maps
• Aignay-le-Duc on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Aignay-le-Duc on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Aignay-le-Duc 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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