Ahuy

Ahuy
The Portal of the former Priory of the Abbots of Saint-Étienne of Dijon
Coat of arms
Ahuy
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  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
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Canton	Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Intercommunality	Grand Dijon
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Dominique Grimpret
Area1	6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	1,277
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	21003 / 21700
Elevation	259–395 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ahuy is a French 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^[1]

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.^[2]

The commune has an average altitude of 350m with the lowest point at the Suzon stream 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.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

		Messigny-et-Vantoux	Asnieres-les-Dijon
	Hauteville-lès-Dijon		Ruffey-lès-Echirey
		Ahuy
	Daix	Fontaine-lès-Dijon

Heraldry

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^[3]

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 1,277 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

A Thatched House in Ahuy

Distribution of age groups

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Ahuy and Côte-d'Or Department in 2009

Sources:

• Evolution and Structure of the population of the Commune in 2009, INSEE.
• Evolution and Structure of the population of the Department in 2009, INSEE.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

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

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).^[23] The Church has several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Painting: the Crucifixion (16th century)^[24]
  • A Statue: Saint Agnan (17th century)^[25]
  • A Statue: Saint Bernard (17th century)^[26]
  • A Processional Staff: Saint George slaying the dragon (16th century)^[27]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (16th century)^[28]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child seated (17th century)^[29]
• A Calvary at Chemin du Moulin (19th century)^[30]
• The Portal of the former Priory of the Abbots of Saint-Étienne of Dijon (16th century)^[31]
• The Belle-Croix Cemetery Chapel (1511).^[32] The Chapel has two items which are registered as historical objects:
  • A Bas-relief: Virgin and child (15th century)^[33]
  • The Furniture in the Chapel^[34]

Environmental heritage

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

See also

• French wine
• Cantons of the Côte-d'Or department
• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
• Arrondissements of the Côte-d'Or department

External links

• Ahuy on the old IGN website (French)
• Society of Music of Ahuy (French)
• Ahuy on Lion1906
• Ahuy on Google Maps
• Ahuy on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Ahuy on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Ahuy on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)

Notes and references

Notes

1. ↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 , the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

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