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 Agencourt
328 inhabitants
Altitude : 228 m
A short history...
The name of Agencourt appeared for the first time in 1110, but it has been before occupied since Gallo-Roman period and some roads went from Premeaux-Prissey to Saint Bernard through Agencourt to reach the Roman road Beaune-Dijon.
A castle has been built in the 13th century instead of a hunting-house used by the Dukes of Burgundy.
Even Louis XIII came to this castle to hunt.
In part demolished during the French Revolution, it became an orphanage for young girls in 1878.
Discovery...
- Church – 13th century
- Coaching inn – 17th and 18th century (now the fest hall)
- Wayside cross at the east entrance of the village
- Commemoration signs of 1870’s war
- Castle – 13th century (now the "Maison Familiale et Rurale d’Agencourt")
Town Hall address:
4, place de l'église
21700 Agencourt
Tél. : +33 (0)3 80 61 01 94
Fax : +33 (0)3 80 61 32 10
E-mail : mairie.agencourt@wanadoo.fr
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