Asnières-en-Montagne

Asnières-en-Montagne (French pronunciation: [ɑnjɛʁ ɑ̃ mɔ̃taɲ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Asnières-en-Montagne
Commune
The chateau of Rochefort
Coat of arms
Location of Asnières-en-Montagne
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Coordinates: 47°43′09″N 4°16′32″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Montbard
Canton	Montbard
Intercommunality	CC Montbardois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Carine Petry
Area 1	28.47 km2 (10.99 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	180
• Density	6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21026 /21500
Elevation	203–322 m (666–1,056 ft) (avg. 288 m or 945 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Asnières-en-Montagne is located some 25 km south-east of Tonnerre and 10 km north by north-west of Montbard. The western and northern borders of the commune are the boundaries between the departments of Côte-d'Or and Yonne. Access to the commune is by the D5 road from Montbard in the south passing through the east of the commune and continuing to Laignes in the north-east. Access to the village is by the D119 road from Ravières in the west passing through the village and continuing south-east to join the D5 near the commune border. The D5D also links the D5 at the northern border to the village then continues south-west to join the D905 between Perrigny-sur-Armançon and Nuits. The commune is almost surrounded on all sides by forests which cover about 60% of its area with the central area of the commune farmland.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

From	To	Name
2001	2014	Georges Gouot
2014	2026	Carine Petry

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Asniérois or Asniéroises in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 455 —     1800 459 +0.13% 1806 474 +0.54% 1821 439 −0.51% 1831 457 +0.40% 1836 461 +0.17% 1841 454 −0.31% 1846 450 −0.18% 1851 451 +0.04% 1856 440 −0.49% 1861 408 −1.50% 1866 393 −0.75% 1872 371 −0.96% 1876 362 −0.61% 1881 350 −0.67% 1886 315 −2.09% 1891 334 +1.18% 1896 304 −1.86%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 283 −1.42% 1906 299 +1.11% 1911 280 −1.30% 1921 239 −1.57% 1926 238 −0.08% 1931 223 −1.29% 1936 218 −0.45% 1946 243 +1.09% 1954 259 +0.80% 1962 237 −1.10% 1968 214 −1.69% 1975 175 −2.83% 1982 185 +0.80% 1990 180 −0.34% 1999 187 +0.42% 2007 180 −0.48% 2012 188 +0.87% 2017 191 +0.32%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

• The Chateau de Rochefort (16th century), the ruins of the chateau were restored by Les Clefs de Rochefort. together with the REMPART Union.

Chateau de Rochefort Gallery

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Religious heritage

Two religious structures are registered as historical monuments. These are:

• Parish Church of Saint Pierre (14th century)
• Cemetery Cross (16th century)

The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects. These are:

• Cemetery Cross (17th century)
• Statue: Christ on the cross (17th century)
• Statue: Saint Mammès (16th century)
• Statue: Saint Roch (16th century)
• Statue: Saint Sebastian (16th century)
• Statue: Saint Barbe (16th century)
• Statue: Saint Antoine (16th century)
• Statue: Saint Jean-Baptiste (15th century)
• Statue: Saint Jean de Réome (15th century)
• Statue: Saint Pierre (15th century)
• Statue: Virgin of mercy (15th century)
• Statue: Virgin of pity (15th century)
• Statue: Virgin and child (15th century)

Notable people linked to the commune

• Guy de Rochefort
• Pierre Clairambault (1651-1740), Genealogist

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

External links

• Asnières-en-Montagne on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Ameres on the 1750 Cassini Map