Aignay-le-Duc

Aignay-le-Duc
Coat of arms
Aignay-le-Duc
Location within Burgundy region Aignay-le-Duc
Coordinates:
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)
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 Burgundy region of eastern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aignacois or Aignacoises.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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

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

From	To	Name	Party	Position
-	2008	Bernard Bonnuit	DVD
2008	2009	Alexandre Misset	SE
2009	2014	Christian Bay	SE
2014	2020	Frédéric Bourdenet

(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.

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
766	690	820	898	881	888	947	880	930

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
892	885	843	804	779	802	820	835	811

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
765	775	770	681	673	658	614	629	576

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	-
572	630	534	528	455	403	381	335	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Population of Aignay-le-Duc

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

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)
• A Wayside Cross at Chevigny Farm (17th century)
• A Wayside Cross at Rue des Granges (1674)
• The Croix Lannier Wayside Cross north of the village (1662)
• The Croix Mignard Wayside Cross north-east of the village (17th century)
• A Presbytery (19th century). The Presbytery contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • The Furniture in the Presbytery
  • A Processional Staff (18th century)
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (2) (19th century)
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (1) (17th century)
  • A Statue: Saint Eloi (17th century)
• A Wayside Cross at Grand Bois (16th century)
• A Monumental Cross at Saint-Michel (1637)
• A Tomb (19th century)
• A Cemetery Cross (1637)
• The Cemetery Portal (19th century)
• The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (1170). 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.

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  The Renaissance altarpiece
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  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)