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Country
  
France

Canton
  
Montbard

Population (2010)
  
186

Arrondissement
  
Montbard

Department
  
Côte-d'Or

Intercommunality
  
Montbardois

Area
  
28.47 km²

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Region
  
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Asnières-en-Montagne is a French commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

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Map of Asni%C3%A8res-en-Montagne, France

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Asniérois or Asniéroises.

Geography

Asnières-en-Montagne is located some 25 km south-east of Tonnerre and 10 km north by north-west of Montbard. The western and northern borders of the commune are the boundaries between the departments of Côte-d'Or and Yonne. Access to the commune is by the D5 road from Montbard in the south passing through the east of the commune and continuing to Laignes in the north-east. Access to the village is by the D119 road from Ravières in the west passing through the village and continuing south-east to join the D5 near the commune border. The D5D also links the D5 at the northern border to the village then continues south-west to join the D905 between Perrigny-sur-Armançon and Nuits. The commune is almost surrounded on all sides by forests which cover about 60% of its area with the central area of the commune farmland.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 186 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from 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.

Population Change (See database)

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Civil heritage

  • The Chateau de Rochefort (16th century), the ruins of the chateau were restored by Les Clefs de Rochefort. together with the REMPART Union.
    • Chateau de Rochefort Gallery

    Religious heritage

    Two religious structures are registered as historical monuments. These are:

  • Parish Church of Saint Pierre (14th century)
  • Cemetery Cross (16th century)

    • The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects. These are:

  • Cemetery Cross (17th century)
  • Statue: Christ on the cross (17th century)
  • Statue: Saint Mammès (16th century)
  • Statue: Saint Roch (16th century)
  • Statue: Saint Sebastian (16th century)
  • Statue: Saint Barbe (16th century)
  • Statue: Saint Antoine (16th century)
  • Statue: Saint Jean-Baptiste (15th century)
  • Statue: Saint Jean de Réome (15th century)
  • Statue: Saint Pierre (15th century)
  • Statue: Virgin of mercy (15th century)
  • Statue: Virgin of pity (15th century)
  • Statue: Virgin and child (15th century)

    • Notable people linked to the commune

  • Guy de Rochefort
  • Pierre Clairambault (1651-1740), Genealogist

    • References

    Asnières-en-Montagne Wikipedia
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