commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...
region of eastern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
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Geography
Ancey is located some 25 km west of
Dijon
Dijon (, , ) (dated)
* it, Digione
* la, Diviō or
* lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920.
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and 2 km north of Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche. It can be accessed by the D104C road from Malain in the west passing south of the village eastwards to Lantenay. The D104L also comes from
Fleurey-sur-Ouche
Fleurey-sur-Ouche (, literally ''Fleurey on Ouche'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or d ...
in the south-east. The village is located north of the D104C and can be accessed by several country roads. The railway line from Dijon passes through the commune from east to west south of the village but the nearest station is just outside the commune to the west. Most of the commune north of the village is heavily forested however south of the village is mostly farmland.Google Maps /ref>
Although the
Canal de Bourgogne
The Canal de Bourgogne (English: Canal of Burgundy or Burgundy Canal) is a canal in the Burgundy historical region in east-central France. It connects the Yonne at Migennes with the Saône at Saint-Jean-de-Losne. Construction began in 1775 and wa ...
passes to the south of the commune there are no identifiable waterways in the commune.
Neighbouring communes and villages
History
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Anceyéens'' or ''Anceyéennes'' in French.
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
*A Farmhouse (1) (1623)
*A Farmhouse (2) (1760)
*A Farmhouse (3) (1815)
*A Farmhouse (4) (18th century)
*A Farmhouse (5) (1790)
*A House (1) (1769)
*A House (2) (1781)
*A House (3) (18th century)
*A House (4) (18th century)
*A House (5) (19th century)
*A House (6) (19th century)
*A House (7) (18th century)
*A House (8) (19th century)
*A House (9) (1846)
*A House at Rue d'Amont (19th century)
*A House (10) (18th century)
*A House (11) (19th century)
*A House (12) (18th century)
*A House at Chemin de Panges (1824)
*Houses and Farms (17th-19th centuries)
Religious heritage
The commune has three religious sites that are registered as historical monuments:
*A Wayside Cross at Route de Mâlain (1810)
*A Monumental Cross (19th century)
*The Parish Church of the Nativity (1545). The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
**A Reliquary of Sainte-Brigide (16th century)
**A Commemorative Plaque (1787)
**A set of 2 Crosses of Consecration (16th century)
**A Fresco: Adoration of the Magi (16th century)
**Pews, Wall Lamp, a bench, and a door (1791)
**A Processional Staff: Virgin and child (18th century)
**A Processional Staff: Saint Vincent (19th century)
**A Processional Cross (18th century)
**A Processional Staff: Sainte Brigide (17th century)
**2 Paintings: The Adoration of the Shepherds and the Adoration of the Magi (1654)
**A Statue: Saint évêque (17th century)
**A Statue: Virgin and child (18th century)
**A Confessional (19th century)
**A Pulpit (18th century)
**The Furniture in the Church
**A Mural: Virgin of the Assumption (19th century)
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Altar
An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches, and other places of worship. They are used particularly in paga ...
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Retable
A retable is a structure or element placed either on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church. At the minimum it may be a simple shelf for candles behind an altar, but it can also be a large and elaborate structur ...
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Tabernacle
According to the Hebrew Bible, the tabernacle ( he, מִשְׁכַּן, mīškān, residence, dwelling place), also known as the Tent of the Congregation ( he, link=no, אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, ’ōhel mō‘ēḏ, also Tent of Meeting, etc.), ...