Agencourt () is a

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Agencourtois'' or ''Agencourtoises''.

Geography

Agencourt is located some 20 km south of Dijon on the A31 autoroute (E17) with Exit 1 in the commune. The motorway forms the western border of the commune with

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on the opposite side of the motorway. Access to the commune is on the D8 road (Rue du Village) from west to east from Nuits-Saint-Georges which continues east to Saint-Nicolas-les-Citeaux. Agencourt town is spread along the Highway D8 and is the only built-up area in the commune which consists entirely of farmland except for the Bois de Charbonniere on the eastern side of the commune.Google Maps
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Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Agencourt

Population

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has one building that is registered as an historical monument: *Agencourt Fortified House (1643) with the remains of a moat: the main building from the 17th century, stables from 1643.

Religious heritage

The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument: *The Parish Church of Notre-Dame (12th century). The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: **A Monumental Painting:

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s (17th century) **A Monumental Painting:

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(16th century) **A Consecrational Cross (14th century) **A Monumental Painting: Education of the Virgin and St. Margaret (15th century) **A Monumental Painting: Saint Georges (16th century) **A Monumental Painting: Saint Michel and Saint Blaise (15th century) *The Parish Church of the Assumption contains one item that is registered as an historical object: **A Heraldic Stained glass window for the Vichy family (1500)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

References

External links

Agencourt on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Agencour'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{authority control Communes of Côte-d'Or