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Country
  
France

Canton
  
Montigny-sur-Aube

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Friday 8:06 AM

Arrondissement
  
Montbard

Department
  
Côte-d'Or

Intercommunality
  
Pays Châtillonnais

Area
  
26.77 km²

Population
  
133 (1999)

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Region
  
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SE at 16 km/h, 75% Humidity

Autricourt 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 21570 Autricourt, France

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Astricurtois or Astricurtoises.

Geography

Autricourt is located some 55 km south-east of Troyes and 22 km north by north-east of Châtillon-sur-Seine. The northern border of the commune is the departmental border between Côte-d'Or and Aube. Access to the commune is by the D13 road from Grancey-sur-Ource in the north-west passing through the centre of the commune and the village and continuing south-east to Belan-sur-Ource. Much of the commune in the north and south is heavily forested however the centre of the commune is farmland.

The Ource river flows through the centre of the commune from south-east to north-west before it continues north-west to join the Seine at Merrey-sur-Arce. The Ruisseau de Beaumont flows from the north-east towards the south-west to join the Ource in the commune.

History

The village has Celtic origins with ditches and embankments that have been observed near the present village. In the hamlet of Champigny Gallic tombs have been found. The name Autricourt came from the Frankish era and was the name of a landowner: Auster with curtis meaning "domain". Araound the 11th century a feudal fief was created as evidenced by the presence of the castle and which later came under the rule of the Dukes of Burgundy.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 122 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 communes 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 commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Town Hall / School (1853)
  • The Cottenet House (1734)
  • A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Ruelle du Four (19th century)
  • A Bridge (18th century) (destroyed)
  • A Lavoir (Public laundry) (1846)
  • A Chateau (14th century). The chateau is in a park in the village centre and is privately owned. The oldest part dates to the end of the 11th century and it is surrounded by a moat fed by a branch of the Ource. The existing building, a lodging flanked by two round towers, dates to the 14th and 16th centuries. Over time it belonged to the lords of Autricourt, Rupt, Anglure, Ligneville, Crillon, Valois, Mursey, and Gaucourt. In 1795 the chateau and its grounds were purchased by Jacques-Alexandre Gautier de Vinfrais, formerly Lord of Villeneuve-le-Roi and of Ablon. In 1809 the chateau was inherited by the Treil de Pardailhan family who have conserved it until recent years.

    • Religious heritage

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

  • The Parish Church of Saint Valentin (15th century)
  • A Monumental Cross (19th century)
  • The Church of Saint Valentin excluding the facade and bell tower (16th century)
  • A Cemetery Cross (1832)
  • A Chapel (19th century)

    • The Church of Saint-Valentin contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

    Environmental heritage

    Because of its efforts to raise the quality of its nocturnal environment the commune was labeled a "2 star Village" in 2013. The label is awarded by the National Association for the Protection of the sky and nocturnal environment (ANPCEN) and has 5 levels. A panel is displayed at the entrance to the village to show this distinction.

    Notable people linked to the commune

  • Louis-Anne Gautier de Vinfrais, Knight of Saint Louis and of the Legion of Honour, arquebus-holder for Louis XVIII and Charles X, admitted to the rank of lieutenant colonel during the Restoration. He was mayor of Autricourt from 1813 to 1830. He was a descendant of Charles Gautier de Vinfrais, an officer of the Royal Hunt.

    • References

    Autricourt Wikipedia
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