Argilly

Argilly is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Argilly
Commune
Fortified farm at Argilly
Coat of arms
Location of Argilly
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Coordinates: 47°04′09″N 5°00′46″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Beaune
Canton	Nuits-Saint-Georges
Intercommunality	CC Gevrey-Chambertin Nuits-Saint-Georges
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Antonio Cobos
Area 1	34.12 km2 (13.17 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	539
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21022 /21700
Elevation	188–227 m (617–745 ft) (avg. 224 m or 735 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Argilly is located some 8 km south-east of Nuits-Saint-Georges and 12 km north-east of Beaune. Access to the commune is by the D35 road from Gerland to the north passing through the commune north of the village and continuing to Bagnot in the east. Access to the village is by the D20 which branches off the D35 in the commune and passes south-west through the village and continues to Beaune. The A36 autoroute passes through the south of the commune but there is no exit in or near the commune. The commune is heavily forested in the north-east, east, and south with more forest in the north-west. The rest of the commune is farmland.

There is the Étang de Longbroche reservoir south-east of the village with streams flowing into it and the Meuzin stream flows south west of the village.

History

The Castle of the Dukes of Burgundy was destroyed in 1590. There was also a tile factory which belonged to the Dukes.

Heraldry

Arms of Argilly

Blazon: Made of Gold, with two stakes of Sand.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

From	To	Name
2001	2026	Antonio Cobos

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Argilliens or Argilliennes in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 832 —     1800 958 +2.03% 1806 780 −3.37% 1821 824 +0.37% 1831 822 −0.02% 1836 860 +0.91% 1841 847 −0.30% 1846 909 +1.42% 1851 831 −1.78% 1856 806 −0.61% 1861 802 −0.10% 1866 792 −0.25% 1872 734 −1.26% 1876 749 +0.51% 1881 706 −1.18% 1886 670 −1.04% 1891 645 −0.76% 1896 619 −0.82%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 586 −1.09% 1906 519 −2.40% 1911 495 −0.94% 1921 419 −1.65% 1926 381 −1.88% 1931 365 −0.85% 1936 340 −1.41% 1946 370 +0.85% 1954 324 −1.65% 1962 302 −0.88% 1968 265 −2.15% 1975 266 +0.05% 1982 333 +3.26% 1990 420 +2.94% 1999 423 +0.08% 2007 443 +0.58% 2012 459 +0.71% 2017 513 +2.25%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

Sites and Monuments

The Merovingian tomb

The Church of the Assumption

• A Merovingian villa and a large necropolis detected by aerial photography (objects at the Rodier Museum at Nuits-Saint-Georges).
• A Motte and Bailey castle of the Dukes.
• A fortified farmhouse from the 16th century with remains of the old castle: turret, hexagonal spiral staircase, bay windows with curly brackets, huge fireplaces, French ceilings.
• A Feudal mound and turrets from the fortified Chateau of Antilly.
• A Lavoir (Public Laundry) (1875) is registered as an historical monument.
• The Parish Church of the Assumption (13th century) is registered as an historical monument. It was rebuilt in the 18th century: the choir and transept are from the 13th century; the belfry the nave, and the monumental façade are from the 18th century. The church contains the following items registered as historical objects:
  • A Pulpit (18th century)
  • Bust/Reliquary of Saint-Reine (18th century)
  • Bust/Reliquary of Saint-Robert (18th century)
  • 2 candlesticks (18th century) from Citeaux Abbey
  • Set of 8 candlesticks and an altar cross (17th century)
  • A Statue: Virgin and Child (17th century)
  • A Statue: Saint Peter (15th century) by Claus Sluter.
  • A Tomb (13th century)

Notable people linked to the commune

• Jean II Quarré, in 1416 received the fief of La Mothe d'Argilly from John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, who allowed him to take all the wood necessary for the construction of his house in La Mothe.
• Pierre Ranvial was Chatelain of the Chateau of Argilly in the year 1454. In the same year he was knighted.

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

External links

• Argilly on the National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• Argilly on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Argilly on the 1750 Cassini Map