Autricourt

Autricourt
Autricourt
Location within Burgundy region  Autricourt
Coordinates: 47°59′55″N 4°37′15″E / 47.9986°N 4.6208°E / 47.9986; 4.6208Coordinates: 47°59′55″N 4°37′15″E / 47.9986°N 4.6208°E / 47.9986; 4.6208
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Montbard
Canton	Montigny-sur-Aube
Intercommunality	Pays Châtillonnais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Christian Volterrani
Area1	26.77 km2 (10.34 sq mi)
Population (2010)2	122
• Density	4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	21034 / 21570
Elevation	195–356 m (640–1,168 ft) (avg. 203 m or 666 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.

Autricourt is a French commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Burgundy region of eastern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Astricurtois or Astricurtoises.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

	Grancey-sur-Ource		Cunfin
	Mussy-sur-Seine		Gevrolles
		Autricourt
	Charrey-sur-Seine	Chaumont-le-Bois	Riel-les-Eaux

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^[3]

(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.^{[Note 1]}

The Ource river at Autricourt

An old postcard of the village in 1910

Culture and heritage

The Town Hall / School

Civil heritage

The Chateau

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Town Hall / School (1853)^[4]
• The Cottenet House (1734)^[5]
• A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Ruelle du Four (19th century)^[6]
• A Bridge (18th century) (destroyed)^[7]
• A Lavoir (Public laundry) (1846)^[8]
• A Chateau (14th century).^[9] 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.^[10] 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 Church of Saint-Valentin

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

• The Parish Church of Saint Valentin (15th century)^[11]
• A Monumental Cross (19th century)^[12]
• The Church of Saint Valentin excluding the facade and bell tower (16th century)^[13]
• A Cemetery Cross (1832)^[14]
• A Chapel (19th century)^[15]

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.^[42] 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.^[43]

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

External links

• Autricourt official website (French)
• Village website (French)
• Autricourt on the old IGN website
• Autricourt on Lion1906
• Autricourt on Google Maps
• Autricourt on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Autricourt on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Autricourt 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" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes 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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