Arnay-sous-Vitteaux

Arnay-sous-Vitteaux
Commune
The road into Arnay-sous-Vitteaux
The road into Arnay-sous-Vitteaux
Location of Arnay-sous-Vitteaux
Map
Arnay-sous-Vitteaux is located in France
Arnay-sous-Vitteaux
Arnay-sous-Vitteaux
Arnay-sous-Vitteaux is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Arnay-sous-Vitteaux
Arnay-sous-Vitteaux
Coordinates: 47°26′49″N 4°29′54″E / 47.4469°N 4.4983°E / 47.4469; 4.4983
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementMontbard
CantonSemur-en-Auxois
IntercommunalityCC Terres Auxois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean François Lallemant[1]
Area
1
12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
114
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21024 /21350
Elevation277–482 m (909–1,581 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arnay-sous-Vitteaux (French pronunciation: [aʁnɛ su vito], literally Arnay under Vitteaux) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Geography

Arnay-sous-Vitteaux is located some 50 km north-west of Dijon and 35 km south-east of Montbard. Access to the commune is by the D905 road from Vitteaux in the south passing through the east of the commune and continuing north to Venarey-les-Laumes. Access to the village is by the D1178 from Marigny-le-Cahouët in the north-west passing through the village then north-east to join the D905. There are forests in the west, centre, and east of the commune with the rest being farmland.[3]

The Brenne river passes through the commune from south to north parallel to and west of the D905. The Ruisseau de Chassaigne rises in the south of the commune and flows north through the village to join the Brenne east of the village.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

[3]

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name
2001 2014 André Gras
2014 2026 Jean François Lallemant

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arnétois or Arnétoises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 344—    
1800 358+0.57%
1806 325−1.60%
1821 385+1.14%
1831 385+0.00%
1836 382−0.16%
1841 365−0.91%
1846 376+0.60%
1851 371−0.27%
1856 300−4.16%
1861 295−0.34%
1866 292−0.20%
1872 293+0.06%
1876 297+0.34%
1881 284−0.89%
1886 277−0.50%
1891 304+1.88%
1896 255−3.45%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 241−1.12%
1906 234−0.59%
1911 227−0.61%
1921 195−1.51%
1926 186−0.94%
1931 166−2.25%
1936 151−1.88%
1946 135−1.11%
1954 176+3.37%
1962 208+2.11%
1968 183−2.11%
1975 154−2.43%
1982 170+1.42%
1990 160−0.75%
1999 146−1.01%
2007 123−2.12%
2012 108−2.57%
2017 111+0.55%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]
View over Arnay-sous-Vitteaux
A street in Arnay-sous-Vitteaux

Sites and monuments

  • The Fortified house of Arnay.[8]
  • The Chapel of Saint Abdon.
  • The Parish Church of Saint Alban contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Stained glass window: Virgin and child with donors (15th century)[9][10]
    • A Statue: Saint Catherine (16th century)[11]
    • A Monumental Painting: a Bishop and a Consecrational Cross (16th century)[12]
    • A Stained glass window (17th century)[13]
  • The Chapel of Abdon in 2012 before restoration
    The Chapel of Abdon in 2012 before restoration
  • The original stone altar in the Chapel of Saint Abdon
    The original stone altar in the Chapel of Saint Abdon
  • A Fragment of a Calvary dated 1502 in the Chapel of Abdon
    A Fragment of a Calvary dated 1502 in the Chapel of Abdon
  • An ancient Sarcophagus in the Chapel of Saint Abdon discovered nearby
    An ancient Sarcophagus in the Chapel of Saint Abdon discovered nearby
  • The Church of Saint Alban
    The Church of Saint Alban
  • The Stained glass window: Virgin and child with donors
    The Stained glass window: Virgin and child with donors
  • The Monumental Painting: a Bishop and a Consecrational Cross
    The Monumental Painting: a Bishop and a Consecrational Cross

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arnay-sous-Vitteaux, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ Élisabeth Sirot, Noble and fortified house - The lordly manors in the medieval countryside from the middle of the 12th century to the beginning of the 16th century, Editions Picard, Paris, 2007, ISBN 978-2-7084-0770-1, LCCN 2007475228, p. 10 (in French)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000075 Stained glass window: Virgin and child with donors (in French)
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21000863 Stained glass window: Virgin and child with donors (in French)
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000074 Statue: Saint Catherine (in French)
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21008599 Monumental Painting: a Bishop and a Consecrational Cross (in French)
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21000864 Stained glass window (in French)
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