Not to be confused with
Ageing .
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Agey (French pronunciation: [aʒɛ] commune in theCôte-d'Or department in theBourgogne-Franche-Comté region of easternFrance .
Agey is located some 20 km west ofDijon and 15 km east ofPouilly-en-Auxois . TheA38 autoroute passes through the northern edge of the commune from east to west but has no exit. Access to the commune is via the D905 fromSombernon in the west which passes east parallel to and near the A38 continuing to Pont-de-Pany. From the D905 the D9G goes south to the village and continues south toGissey-sur-Ouche . The D108 comes fromRemilly-en-Montagne in the west through the heart of the commune and the village and continues east toSainte-Marie-sur-Ouche . The commune is heavily forested in the south, north-east and to a lesser extent in the east. About 60% of the commune is farmland.[ 3]
TheSirene river passes through the commune from west to east following a similar course to the D108 and joins theOuche river just east of the commune.[ 3]
Neighbouring communes and villages [ edit ]
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"There are stones with fossil starfish preserved inlimestone ash. When broken in two it reveals the relief of a part with five well-preserved arms.[ 4] oolites of an earthy gray colour with shells from stony corals as well as oolite marble of an earthy yellow with white dots and white lines due to portions of stone embedded with marine palm leaves andentroques "[ 5]
A street in Agey According toClaude Courtépée the name comes fromAgeya orAgia with the final form of the name being adopted in 1574. The village is located along two Roman roads. TheVenus Vitrix was discovered by Dufour in 1924 and excavations were carried out under Mont Rond. A second Roman way was discovered betweenChâteauneuf andMalain . The discovery of the first Roman road was due to Father Chaume. It went from the Mountain of Veluze northwards towardsPrâlon and Malain.
Jean Vivant Micault de Courbeton (10 May 1725 - 17 March 1794), President of the Parliament of Bourgogne, Lord of Agey,Barbirey-sur-Ouche ,Fleurey-sur-Ouche ,Meilly-sur-Rouvres ,Maconge ,Pommard ,Santenay was executed by guillotine in theFrench Revolution .
Arms of Agey The official status of the blazon remains to be determined.Blazon: Azure, a patriarchal cross moline of Argent, in chief Argent charged with three Mounts separated of 3 hillocks Vert.
The Town Hall List of Successive Mayors of Agey [ 6]
From To Name 2001 2014 Martin Dufour 2014 2026 Philippe Chatillon
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAgeysiens orAgeysiennes in French.[ 7]
Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 308 — 1800 360 +2.25% 1806 308 −2.57% 1821 424 +2.15% 1831 441 +0.39% 1836 462 +0.93% 1841 448 −0.61% 1846 449 +0.04% 1851 457 +0.35% 1856 427 −1.35% 1861 421 −0.28% 1866 418 −0.14% 1872 409 −0.36% 1876 418 +0.55% 1881 384 −1.68% 1886 366 −0.96% 1891 360 −0.33% 1896 325 −2.02%
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 322 −0.19% 1906 290 −2.07% 1911 265 −1.79% 1921 252 −0.50% 1926 240 −0.97% 1931 208 −2.82% 1936 201 −0.68% 1946 179 −1.15% 1954 155 −1.78% 1962 154 −0.08% 1968 162 +0.85% 1975 158 −0.36% 1982 152 −0.55% 1990 208 +4.00% 1999 258 +2.42% 2007 270 +0.57% 2012 287 +1.23% 2017 278 −0.64%
Source: EHESS[ 8] [ 9]
Culture and heritage [ edit ] The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
AFarmhouse (1) (18th century)[ 10] AHouse (1) (1774)[ 11] AFarmhouse (2) (1841)[ 12] AHouse (2) (19th century)[ 13] AFarmhouse (3) (1609)[ 14] AHouse (3) (19th century)[ 15] AFarmhouse (4) (18th century)[ 16] AHouse (4) (19th century)[ 17] AFarmhouse (5) (19th century)[ 18] AFarmhouse (6) (19th century)[ 19] AFarmhouse (7) (19th century)[ 20] AFarmhouse (8) (19th century)[ 21] TheTown Hall (1845)[ 22] Houses and Farms (17th-19th century)[ 23] AChateau (17th century)[ 24] There are three privately owned items in the commune which are registered as historical objects:
A Group Sculpture: Venus and love (3rd century)[ 25] A Chimney (18th century)[ 26] A Statuette: Saint Martha and the Tarasque (16th century)[ 27] The commune once had dry-stone huts calledcabottes : their remains are found in old vineyard areas. They have been studied by Henri Dufour.
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
AMonumental Cross (1869)[ 28] AMonumental Cross (19th century)[ 29] Monumental Cross (1869)
Monumental Cross (1839)
The Church of Saint Martin TheParish Church of Saint Martin (19th century).[ 30] A Statue: Saint Bernard (16th century)[ 31] A Statue: Saint Martin (16th century)[ 32] A Painting: the Charity of Saint Martin (19th century)[ 33] A Painting: Saint Michel bringing down the demon (17th century)[ 34] A Processional Cross (19th century)[ 35] A Processional Staff: Donation of the Rosary (17th century)[ 36] A Processional Staff: Saint Martin, of brotherhood (19th century)[ 37] 7 Stained glass windows (19th century)[ 38] AConfessional (18th century)[ 39] APulpit (19th century)[ 40] A Statuette: Saint Catherine of Alexandria (18th century)[ 41] A Statuette: Virgin and child (18th century)[ 42] 2 Statues: Saint Martin and Saint Bernard (16th century)[ 43] AnAltar ,Retable , andTabernacle (2) (19th century)[ 44] AnAltar ,Retable , andTabernacle (1) (19th century)[ 45] Notable People linked to the commune [ edit ] Judith Jeanne-Agey (1593-1673), Abbess of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Assumption atPrâlon Jean-Etienne Guettard Collective work,Agey and Environs Gazette , Ed. Agey Town Hall.(in French) ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" .data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.^a b c Google Maps ^ The Stone came from Molesme and is on view at Agey Castle in the Cabinet of natural curiosities from Madame de Rochechouart in J.E. Guettard's house ^ Observations in France and Germany by MrJean-Étienne Guettard , published inHistory of the Royal Academy of Sciences with mathematical and physics memoirs , Martin, Coignard et Guérin, 1766(in French) ^ 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 Agey ,EHESS (in French) .^ Population en historique depuis 1968 , INSEE^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059717 Farmhouse (1) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059827 House (1) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059715 Farmhouse (2) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059828 House (2) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059718 Farmhouse (3) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059829 House (3) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059810 Farmhouse (4) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059830 House (4) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059831 Farmhouse (5) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059832 Farmhouse (6) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059833 Farmhouse (7) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059834 Farmhouse (8) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059826 Town Hall (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059824 Houses and Farms (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059716 Chateau (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21004314 Group Sculpture: Venus and love (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21004316 Chimney (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21004313 Statuette: Saint Martha and the Tarasque (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059794 Monumental Cross (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059793 Monumental Cross (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00059714 Parish Church of Saint Martin (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21000002 Statue: Saint Bernard (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21000001 Statue: Saint Martin (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21004312 Painting: the Charity of Saint Martin (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21004311 Painting: Saint Michel bringing down the demon (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21004310 Processional Cross (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21004309 Processional Staff: Donation of the Rosary (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21004308 Processional Staff: Saint Martin, of brotherhood (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21004307 7 Stained glass windows (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21004306 Confessional (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21004305 Pulpit (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21004304 Statuette: Saint Catherine of Alexandria (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21004303 Statuette: Virgin and child (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21004302 2 Statues: Saint Martin and Saint Bernard (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21004301 Altar, Retable, and Tabernacle (2) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM21004300 Altar, Retable, and Tabernacle (1) (in French) Wikimedia Commons has media related to
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