Agy

Agy
The Church of Saint Vigor
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Location within Lower Normandy region Agy
Coordinates: 49°14′30″N 0°45′36″W / 49.2417°N 0.76°W / 49.2417; -0.76Coordinates: 49°14′30″N 0°45′36″W / 49.2417°N 0.76°W / 49.2417; -0.76
Country	France
Region	Lower Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Bayeux
Intercommunality	Bayeux Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Yvette Jeanne
Area¹	4.21 km² (1.63 sq mi)
Population (2010)²	240
• Density	57/km² (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14003 / 14400
Elevation	30–83 m (98–272 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 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.

Agy is a French commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region of north-western France.

Geography

Agy is located 4 km south-west of Bayeux and 7 km north-east of Balleroy. The D572 highway from Bayeux to Saint-Lô passes through the eastern edges of the commune. The rest of the commune can be reached on the D207 from Campigny in the north-west passing through the village then continuing south-east to join the D572A which is parallel to the D572. Apart from the village there are three hamlets: La Commune, Les Malcadets, and Aprigny all along the D207 road. The rest of the commune is entirely farmland.^[1]

The north-east border of the commune is marked by the Drone river with the southern border marked by the Ponche. In the west is the Vicalet stream flowing north and partly forming the western border.^[1]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[1]

Campigny

Ranchy

Subles

Agy

Le Tronquay

Noron-la-Poterie

History

In 1834 the parish of Agy was attached to Subles and the Agy church was put on sale for demolition. On 25 August 1834, however, residents opposed the bailiffs who came to take possession of the premises with the buyers. Faced with resistance, Alexandre Douesnel-Dubosq - public prosecutor, was summoned by the police but, armed with clubs, the population continued to oppose the destruction of the church and the cemetery. In the afternoon the National Guard of Bayeux arrived to reinforce the police with three hundred men and this ended the riot. Three protesters were sentenced by the Correctional Tribunal of Bayeux. The demolition of the church took place over the following days. The people of Subles celebrated this event which created rivalry between the two towns. A resident of Subles set up the cock from the steeple of the Agy church on his house. The people of Agy then joined the French Catholic Church of Father Châtel and launched a subscription that led to the construction of a new church and the installation of a priest who was a disciple of Father Chatel. In this way the people had their revenge.^[2]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Agy^[3]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
-	2001	Francis Blondel
2001	2014	Claude Tillard	SE	Professor of Mechanical Engineering
2014	2020	Yvette Jeanne	SE	Retired manager

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010, the commune had 240 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]}

Evolution of the Population (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
302	312	321	306	341	328	319	314	290

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
289	303	298	264	273	256	269	250	269

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
230	243	199	169	160	158	176	198	187

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	-
162	183	135	267	280	280	252	240	-

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

Sites and Monuments

A Castle from the 18th century and a stately mansion from the 16th century has belonged to the same family since 1805 and has been transmitted for several generations of women (Dragon de Gomiécourt / Isoard de Chénerilles / the Poëze of Harambure. A tribute to this family is on the windows of the church of the commune
The Church of Saint-Vigor, built in the 19th century.
The Villa of Agy (19th century). Balzac, during his stay in Bayeux, visited the owner, Mrs Hautefeuille who he described as "as full of spirit as the most spiritual Parisian woman".

Notes and references

Notes

↑ 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 in 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Google Maps
↑ Society of Sciences, Arts, and Literature of Bayeux, 1891, on the Gallica database (French)
↑ List of Mayors of France (French)

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Communes of the Calvados department

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