Ahuy

Ahuy
Commune
The Portal of the former Priory of the Abbots of Saint-Étienne of Dijon
Coat of arms
Location of Ahuy
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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[1]
Area ^1	6.4 km^2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,584
• Density	250/km^2 (640/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

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Heraldry

Arms of Ahuy

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

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors of Ahuy^[4]

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

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aqueduciens or Aqueduciennes in French.^[5]

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[6] and INSEE[7]

A Thatched House in Ahuy

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^[7][8]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A House at 8 Place du 8-Mai-1945 (18th century)^[9]
• A Roman Public Bath at 9 Ruelle au Beau (Antiquity)^[10]
• Comberons House at Chemin rural No. 11 (19th century)^[11]
• A House at 1 Grande-Rue (19th century)^[12]
• A House at 19 Grande-Rue (19th century)^[13]
• A House at 28 Grande-Rue (19th century)^[14]
• A House and Oratory at 3 Grande-Rue (17th century)^[15]
• A House at 36 Grande-Rue (19th century)^[16]
• A House at 40 Grande-Rue (19th century)^[17]
• La Colombière House at 6 Grande-Rue (18th century)^[18]
• A Well (19th century)^[19]
• A House at 3 Rue du Puits-de-Bois (19th century)^[20]
• An Orchard at Rue du Puits-de-Bois (19th century)^[21]
• A Farmhouse at 1 Rue des Tilleuls (19th century)^[22]
• A House at 13 Rue des Tilleuls (19th century)^[23]
• A Portal at 2 Rue des Tilleuls (1669)^[24]
• A House at 3 Rue des Tilleuls (1870)^[25]
• A Portal at 4 Rue des Tilleuls (17th century)^[26]
• A Portal at 3 Rue des Écoles (19th century)^[27]

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 Church of Saint Agnan

The Belle-Croix Cemetery Chapel

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

• The Church of Saint Agnan (12th century).^[28] The Church has several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Painting: the Crucifixion (16th century)^[29]
  • A Statue: Saint Agnan (17th century)^[30]
  • A Statue: Saint Bernard (17th century)^[31]
  • A Processional Staff: Saint George slaying the dragon (16th century)^[32]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (16th century)^[33]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child seated (17th century)^[34]
• A Calvary at Chemin du Moulin (19th century)^[35]
• The Portal of the former Priory of the Abbots of Saint-Étienne of Dijon (16th century)^[36]
• The Belle-Croix Cemetery Chapel (1511).^[37] The Chapel has two items which are registered as historical objects:
  • A Bas-relief: Virgin and child (15th century)^[38]
  • The Furniture in the Chapel^[39]

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

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. 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 Ahuy, EHESS (in French).
7. Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Ahuy (21003)
8. Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de la Côte-d'Or (21)
9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003120 House at 8 Place du 8-Mai-1945 (in French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003136 Roman Public Bath (in French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003139 Comberons House (in French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003124 House at 1 Grande-Rue (in French)
13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003127 House at 19 Grande-Rue (in French)
14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003128 House at 28 Grande-Rue (in French)
15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003126 House and Oratory at 3 Grande-Rue (in French)
16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003129 House at 36 Grande-Rue (in French)
17. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003130 House at 40 Grande-Rue (in French)
18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003125 La Colombière House at 6 Grande-Rue (in French)
19. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003137 Well (in French)
20. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003132 House at 3 Rue du Puits-de-Bois (in French)
21. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003133 Orchard at Rue du Puits-de-Bois (in French)
22. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003118 Farmhouse at 1 Rue des Tilleuls (in French)
23. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003119 House at 13 Rue des Tilleuls (in French)
24. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003122 Portal at 2 Rue des Tilleuls (in French)
25. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003121 House at 3 Rue des Tilleuls (in French)
26. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003123 Portal at 4 Rue des Tilleuls (in French)
27. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003135 Portal at 3 Rue des Écoles (in French)
28. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003117 Church of Saint Agnan (in French)
29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000006 Painting: the Crucifixion (in French)
30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21002994 Statue: Saint Agnan (in French)
31. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21002959 Statue: Saint Bernard (in French)
32. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000005 Processional Staff: Saint George slaying the dragon (in French)
33. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000004 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
34. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000003 Statue: Virgin and child seated (in French)
35. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003138 Calvary at Chemin du Moulin (in French)
36. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003131 Priory of the Abbots of Saint-Étienne of Dijon (in French)
37. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA21003134 Belle-Croix Cemetery Chapel (in French)
38. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000007 Bas-relief: Virgin and child (in French)
39. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21005936 Furniture in the Chapel (in French)

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