Ahuy

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Ahuy
The Portal of the former Priory of the Abbots of Saint-Étienne of Dijon
The Portal of the former Priory of the Abbots of Saint-Étienne of Dijon
Coat of arms of Ahuy
Location of Ahuy
Ahuy is located in France
Ahuy
Ahuy
Coordinates: 47°22′11″N 5°01′23″E / 47.3697°N 5.0231°E / 47.3697; 5.0231Coordinates: 47°22′11″N 5°01′23″E / 47.3697°N 5.0231°E / 47.3697; 5.0231
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementDijon
CantonFontaine-lès-Dijon
IntercommunalityDijon Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Grimpret
Area
1
6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
1,337
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21003 /21700
Elevation259–395 m (850–1,296 ft)
(avg. 273 m or 896 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ahuy (French pronunciation: ​[aɥi]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aqueduciens or Aqueduciennes[2]

Geography[]

Ahuy is located on the Langres Plateau, 6 km north of Dijon. It can be accessed by road D107A from Dijon in the south passing through the commune and the village and continuing north to join the D966 just north of the commune.[3]

The commune has an average altitude of 350m with the lowest point at the  [fr] in the east and highest point of 395m at the intersection of the Chemin des Vaches (CR21) and the Chemin du Bois de Vantoux (CR18).

The southern part of the commune overlaps with the urban area of Dijon and the area covered by the town is quite large however the rest of the commune is mostly forest in the west and farmland in the east.

The Suzon stream passes through the length of the commune from the north, forming part of the north-eastern boundary and flowing to the southern border and south to Dijon.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages[]

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Heraldry[]

Arms of Ahuy
Blazon:

Azure, a fess argent masoned in sable with a port the same, in base a pale wavy in argent, in chief 3 roses of Or seeded in gules posed 1 and 2.



Administration[]

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors of Ahuy[4]

From To Name Party
1983 2014 Jean-Claude Douhait DVD
2014 2026 Dominique Grimpret MoDem

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 560—    
1800 451−3.05%
1806 446−0.19%
1821 437−0.14%
1831 445+0.18%
1836 471+1.14%
1841 451−0.86%
1846 451+0.00%
1851 437−0.63%
1856 433−0.18%
1861 410−1.09%
1866 417+0.34%
1872 388−1.19%
1876 398+0.64%
1881 422+1.18%
1886 436+0.65%
1891 429−0.32%
1896 402−1.29%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 395−0.35%
1906 395+0.00%
1911 385−0.51%
1921 351−0.92%
1926 353+0.11%
1931 363+0.56%
1936 375+0.65%
1946 383+0.21%
1954 533+4.22%
1962 539+0.14%
1968 603+1.89%
1975 633+0.70%
1982 960+6.13%
1990 1,283+3.69%
1999 1,356+0.62%
2007 1,301−0.52%
2012 1,265−0.56%
2017 1,210−0.89%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]
A Thatched House in Ahuy

Distribution of age groups[]

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Ahuy and Côte-d'Or Department in 2017

Ahuy Côte-d'Or
Age Range Men Women Men Women
0 to 14 Years 15.5 12.0 17.6 15.8
15 to 29 Years 14.9 11.9 19.9 18.6
30 to 44 Years 12.0 13.0 18.3 17.5
45 to 59 Years 23.6 25.9 20.0 19.4
60 to 74 Years 26.4 27.5 16.5 17.0
75 to 89 Years 7.2 9.2 7.0 9.7
90 Years+ 0.3 0.6 0.8 2.0

Source: INSEE[7][8]

Culture and heritage[]

Civil heritage[]

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

  • A House at 8 Place du 8-Mai-1945 (18th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[9]
  • A Roman Public Bath at 9 Ruelle au Beau (Antiquity)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[10]
  • Comberons House at Chemin rural No. 11 (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[11]
  • A House at 1 Grande-Rue (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[12]
  • A House at 19 Grande-Rue (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[13]
  • A House at 28 Grande-Rue (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[14]
  • A House and Oratory at 3 Grande-Rue (17th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[15]
  • A House at 36 Grande-Rue (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[16]
  • A House at 40 Grande-Rue (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[17]
  • La Colombière House at 6 Grande-Rue (18th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[18]
  • A Well (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[19]
  • A House at 3 Rue du Puits-de-Bois (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[20]
  • An Orchard at Rue du Puits-de-Bois (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[21]
  • A Farmhouse at 1 Rue des Tilleuls (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[22]
  • A House at 13 Rue des Tilleuls (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[23]
  • A Portal at 2 Rue des Tilleuls (1669)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[24]
  • A House at 3 Rue des Tilleuls (1870)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[25]
  • A Portal at 4 Rue des Tilleuls (17th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[26]
  • A Portal at 3 Rue des Écoles (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[27]
Other sites of interest
  • In the Circuit du four à chaux there is an old lime kiln.
  • Ahuy is surrounded by walking trails and several hiking trails are accessible only 20 minutes from Dijon town centre by bus or tram. Paths are largely in the forest and marked so that it the walker can choose any suitable route.
  • Ahuy also has a football field, next to which tables are installed picnic under trees in a large expanse of grass. This is a very quiet area and sometimes activities are organized. There are also two tennis courts used by the Ahuy tennis club nearby.
  • The Mille-club is a festival hall party that hosts several activities.

Religious heritage[]

The Church of Saint Agnan
The Belle-Croix Cemetery Chapel

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

  • The Church of Saint Agnan (12th century).Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[28] The Church has several items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Painting: the Crucifixion (16th century)Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[29]
    • A Statue: Saint Agnan (17th century)Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[30]
    • A Statue: Saint Bernard (17th century)Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[31]
    • A Processional Staff: Saint George slaying the dragon (16th century)Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[32]
    • A Statue: Virgin and child (16th century)Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[33]
    • A Statue: Virgin and child seated (17th century)Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[34]
  • A Calvary at Chemin du Moulin (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[35]
  • The Portal of the former Priory of the Abbots of Saint-Étienne of Dijon (16th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[36]
  • The Belle-Croix Cemetery Chapel (1511).Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[37] The Chapel has two items which are registered as historical objects:
    • A Bas-relief: Virgin and child (15th century)Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[38]
    • The Furniture in the ChapelLogo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[39]

Environmental heritage[]

The Plateau of Hauteville and Ahuy is a Site of Community Importance remarkable for its Calcareous grassland type vegetation.

See also[]

External links[]

Notes and references[]

Notes[]


References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Inhabitants of Côte-d'Or (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ahuy, EHESS. (in French)
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Ahuy (21003)
  8. ^ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de la Côte-d'Or (21)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003120 House at 8 Place du 8-Mai-1945 (in French)
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003136 Roman Public Bath (in French)
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003139 Comberons House (in French)
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003124 House at 1 Grande-Rue (in French)
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003127 House at 19 Grande-Rue (in French)
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003128 House at 28 Grande-Rue (in French)
  15. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003126 House and Oratory at 3 Grande-Rue (in French)
  16. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003129 House at 36 Grande-Rue (in French)
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003130 House at 40 Grande-Rue (in French)
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003125 La Colombière House at 6 Grande-Rue (in French)
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003137 Well (in French)
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003132 House at 3 Rue du Puits-de-Bois (in French)
  21. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003133 Orchard at Rue du Puits-de-Bois (in French)
  22. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003118 Farmhouse at 1 Rue des Tilleuls (in French)
  23. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003119 House at 13 Rue des Tilleuls (in French)
  24. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003122 Portal at 2 Rue des Tilleuls (in French)
  25. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003121 House at 3 Rue des Tilleuls (in French)
  26. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003123 Portal at 4 Rue des Tilleuls (in French)
  27. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003135 Portal at 3 Rue des Écoles (in French)
  28. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003117 Church of Saint Agnan (in French)
  29. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000006 Painting: the Crucifixion (in French)Camera aabb.svg
  30. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21002994 Statue: Saint Agnan (in French)Camera aabb.svg
  31. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21002959 Statue: Saint Bernard (in French)Camera aabb.svg
  32. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000005 Processional Staff: Saint George slaying the dragon (in French)Camera aabb.svg
  33. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000004 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
  34. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000003 Statue: Virgin and child seated (in French)
  35. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003138 Calvary at Chemin du Moulin (in French)
  36. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003131 Priory of the Abbots of Saint-Étienne of Dijon (in French)
  37. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003134 Belle-Croix Cemetery Chapel (in French)
  38. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000007 Bas-relief: Virgin and child (in French)Camera aabb.svg
  39. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21005936 Furniture in the Chapel (in French)


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