Asnières-en-Montagne | |
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The chateau of Rochefort | |
Coordinates: 47°43′09″N 4°16′32″E / 47.7192°N 4.2756°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Côte-d'Or |
Arrondissement | Montbard |
Canton | Montbard |
Intercommunality | CC Montbardois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Carine Petry[1] |
Area 1 | 28.47 km2 (10.99 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 180 |
• Density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 21026 /21500 |
Elevation | 203–322 m (666–1,056 ft) (avg. 288 m or 945 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Asnières-en-Montagne (French pronunciation: [ɑnjɛʁ ɑ̃ mɔ̃taɲ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
Geography
[edit]Asnières-en-Montagne is located some 25 km south-east of Tonnerre and 10 km north by north-west of Montbard. The western and northern borders of the commune are the boundaries between the departments of Côte-d'Or and Yonne. Access to the commune is by the D5 road from Montbard in the south passing through the east of the commune and continuing to Laignes in the north-east. Access to the village is by the D119 road from Ravières in the west passing through the village and continuing south-east to join the D5 near the commune border. The D5D also links the D5 at the northern border to the village then continues south-west to join the D905 between Perrigny-sur-Armançon and Nuits. The commune is almost surrounded on all sides by forests which cover about 60% of its area with the central area of the commune farmland.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
[edit]Administration
[edit]List of Successive Mayors[4]
From | To | Name |
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2001 | 2014 | Georges Gouot |
2014 | 2026 | Carine Petry |
Demography
[edit]The inhabitants of the commune are known as Asniérois or Asniéroises in French.[5]
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Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7] |
Culture and heritage
[edit]Civil heritage
[edit]- The Chateau de Rochefort (16th century)
,[8] the ruins of the chateau were restored by Les Clefs de Rochefort.[9] together with the REMPART Union.
- Chateau de Rochefort Gallery
Religious heritage
[edit]Two religious structures are registered as historical monuments. These are:
The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects. These are:
- Cemetery Cross (17th century)
[12]
- Statue: Christ on the cross (17th century)
[13]
- Statue: Saint Mammès (16th century)
[14]
- Statue: Saint Roch (16th century)
[15]
- Statue: Saint Sebastian (16th century)
[16]
- Statue: Saint Barbe (16th century)
[17]
- Statue: Saint Antoine (16th century)
[18]
- Statue: Saint Jean-Baptiste (15th century)
[19]
- Statue: Saint Jean de Réome (15th century)
[20]
- Statue: Saint Pierre (15th century)
[21]
- Statue: Virgin of mercy (15th century)
[22]
- Statue: Virgin of pity (15th century)
[23]
- Statue: Virgin and child (15th century)
[24]
Notable people linked to the commune
[edit]- Guy de Rochefort
- Pierre Clairambault (1651-1740), Genealogist
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Asnières-en-Montagne, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00112070 Chateau de Rochefort (in French)
- ^ Les clefs de Rochefort association website (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00112072 Church (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00112071 Cemetery Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000094 Cemetery Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000095 Statue: Christ on the cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000093 Statue: Saint Mammès (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000092 Statue: Saint Roch (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000091 Statue: Saint Sebastian (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000090 Statue: Saint Barbe (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000089 Statue: Saint Antoine (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000088 Statue: Saint Jean-Baptiste (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000087 Statue: Saint Jean de Réome (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000086 Statue: Saint Pierre (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000085 Statue: Virgin of mercy (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000084 Statue: Virgin of pity (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000083 Statue: Virgin and Child (in French)
External links
[edit]- Asnières-en-Montagne on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Ameres on the 1750 Cassini Map