Aubigny-en-Plaine

Aubigny-en-Plaine
The main road in Aubigny-en-Plaine
Location of Aubigny-en-Plaine
Aubigny-en-Plaine
Aubigny-en-Plaine
Coordinates: 47°07′59″N 5°10′40″E / 47.1331°N 5.1778°E / 47.1331; 5.1778
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementBeaune
CantonBrazey-en-Plaine
IntercommunalityCC Rives de Saône
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Manuel Fernandez[1]
Area
1
6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
544
 • Density85.8/km2 (222/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21031 /21170
Elevation183–207 m (600–679 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aubigny-en-Plaine (French pronunciation: [obiɲi ɑ̃ plɛn]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Geography

Aubigny-en-Plaine is located some 27 km south by south-east of Dijon, 30 km north-east of Beaune and 17 km east of Nuits-Saint-Georges. Access to the commune is by the D8 road from Brazey-en-Plaine in the east passing through the village then the width of the commune as it goes west to Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux. The D 34 road comes from Charrey-sur-Saône in the south-west and passes through the village before continuing north to join the D 968 south of Aiserey. The D 20G goes south-east from the village to Esbarres. The western half of the commune is heavily forested while the eastern half is farmland.[3]

The Vouge river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the Saône west of Saint-Jean-de-Losne. The Ruisseau du Bas de Bessey forms the northern border of the commune as it flows east to join the Vouge. An unnamed stream flows through the village to the Vouge.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name
2001 2008 Bernard Roth
2008 2020 Jean Claude Dinet
2020 2026 Manuel Fernandez

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albineyais or Albineyaises in French, from the original name of the commune of Albineyum in the 13th century.[5]

Sites and monuments

The Church of Aubigny-en-Plaine has the peculiarity of not having a transept. It has only a Nave. It contains one item that is registered as a historical object:

  • A Statue: Saint Vincent (17th century)[8]
Interior of the Church

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 de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Aubigny-en-Plaine (21170), habitants.fr
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aubigny-en-Plaine, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000103 Statue: Saint Vincent (in French)