world.wikisort.org - France

Ahuy (French pronunciation: ​[aɥi]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Ahuy
Commune
The Portal of the former Priory of the Abbots of Saint-Étienne of Dijon
Coat of arms
Location of Ahuy
Ahuy Show map of France Ahuy Show map of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°22′11″N 5°01′23″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Canton	Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Intercommunality	Dijon Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Grimpret
Area 1	6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	1,464
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aqueduciens or Aqueduciennes[2]

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.[3]

The commune has an average altitude of 350m with the lowest point at the Suzon river [fr] 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.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

[3]

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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021)

List of Successive Mayors of Ahuy[4]

From	To	Name	Party
1983	2014	Jean-Claude Douhait	DVD
2014	2026	Dominique Grimpret	MoDem

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 560 —     1800 451 −3.05% 1806 446 −0.19% 1821 437 −0.14% 1831 445 +0.18% 1836 471 +1.14% 1841 451 −0.86% 1846 451 +0.00% 1851 437 −0.63% 1856 433 −0.18% 1861 410 −1.09% 1866 417 +0.34% 1872 388 −1.19% 1876 398 +0.64% 1881 422 +1.18% 1886 436 +0.65% 1891 429 −0.32% 1896 402 −1.29%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 395 −0.35% 1906 395 +0.00% 1911 385 −0.51% 1921 351 −0.92% 1926 353 +0.11% 1931 363 +0.56% 1936 375 +0.65% 1946 383 +0.21% 1954 533 +4.22% 1962 539 +0.14% 1968 603 +1.89% 1975 633 +0.70% 1982 960 +6.13% 1990 1,283 +3.69% 1999 1,356 +0.62% 2007 1,301 −0.52% 2012 1,265 −0.56% 2017 1,210 −0.89%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

Distribution of age groups

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Ahuy and Côte-d'Or Department in 2017

	Ahuy		Côte-d'Or
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	15.5	12.0	17.6	15.8
15 to 29 Years	14.9	11.9	19.9	18.6
30 to 44 Years	12.0	13.0	18.3	17.5
45 to 59 Years	23.6	25.9	20.0	19.4
60 to 74 Years	26.4	27.5	16.5	17.0
75 to 89 Years	7.2	9.2	7.0	9.7
90 Years+	0.3	0.6	0.8	2.0

Source: INSEE[6][7]

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

• The Church of Saint Agnan (12th century).[27] The Church has several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Painting: the Crucifixion (16th century)[28]
  • A Statue: Saint Agnan (17th century)[29]
  • A Statue: Saint Bernard (17th century)[30]
  • A Processional Staff: Saint George slaying the dragon (16th century)[31]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (16th century)[32]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child seated (17th century)[33]
• A Calvary at Chemin du Moulin (19th century)[34]
• The Portal of the former Priory of the Abbots of Saint-Étienne of Dijon (16th century)[35]
• The Belle-Croix Cemetery Chapel (1511).[36] The Chapel has two items which are registered as historical objects:
  • A Bas-relief: Virgin and child (15th century)[37]
  • The Furniture in the Chapel[38]

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
• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

External links

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

На других языках

---

- [en] Ahuy

---

[ru] Аюй

Аю́й (фр. Ahuy) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Бургундия. Департамент коммуны — Кот-д’Ор. Входит в состав кантона Фонтен-ле-Дижон. Округ коммуны — Дижон.

---

---