Ahuy

Ahuy
The Portal of the former Priory of the Abbots of Saint-Étienne of Dijon
Coat of arms
Ahuy
Location within Burgundy region Ahuy
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Canton	Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Intercommunality	Grand Dijon
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Dominique Grimpret
Area1	6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	1,277
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
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 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ahuy is a French commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Burgundy region of eastern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aqueduciens or Aqueduciennes

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.

The commune has an average altitude of 350m with the lowest point at the Suzon stream 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.

Heraldry

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

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2014	Jean-Claude Douhait
2014	2020	Dominique Grimpret

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 1,277 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
560	451	446	437	445	471	451	451	437

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
433	410	417	388	398	422	436	429	402

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
395	395	385	351	353	363	375	383	533

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	-
539	603	633	960	1,283	1,356	1,304	1,277	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

A Thatched House in Ahuy

Population of Ahuy

Distribution of age groups

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Ahuy and Côte-d'Or Department in 2009

	Ahuy	Ahuy	Côte-d'Or	Côte-d'Or
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	20.7	15.1	18.1	16.0
15 to 29 Years	14.1	15.6	20.7	19.7
30 to 44 Years	14.4	15.3	20.0	19.0
45 to 59 Years	25.4	30.8	20.8	20.2
60 to 74 Years	19.7	16.0	13.4	14.0
75 to 89 Years	5.7	7.1	6.5	9.8
90 Years+	0.0	0.2	0.4	1.3

Sources:

• Evolution and Structure of the population of the Commune in 2009, INSEE.
• Evolution and Structure of the population of the Department in 2009, INSEE.

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)
• A Roman Public Bath at 9 Ruelle au Beau (Antiquity)
• Comberons House at Chemin rural No. 11 (19th century)
• A House at 1 Grande-Rue (19th century)
• A House at 19 Grande-Rue (19th century)
• A House at 28 Grande-Rue (19th century)
• A House and Oratory at 3 Grande-Rue (17th century)
• A House at 36 Grande-Rue (19th century)
• A House at 40 Grande-Rue (19th century)
• La Colombière House at 6 Grande-Rue (18th century)
• A Well (19th century)
• A House at 3 Rue du Puits-de-Bois (19th century)
• An Orchard at Rue du Puits-de-Bois (19th century)
• A Farmhouse at 1 Rue des Tilleuls (19th century)
• A House at 13 Rue des Tilleuls (19th century)
• A Portal at 2 Rue des Tilleuls (1669)
• A House at 3 Rue des Tilleuls (1870)
• A Portal at 4 Rue des Tilleuls (17th century)
• A Portal at 3 Rue des Écoles (19th century)

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). The Church has several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Painting: the Crucifixion (16th century)
  • A Statue: Saint Agnan (17th century)
  • A Statue: Saint Bernard (17th century)
  • A Processional Staff: Saint George slaying the dragon (16th century)
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (16th century)
  • A Statue: Virgin and child seated (17th century)
• A Calvary at Chemin du Moulin (19th century)
• The Portal of the former Priory of the Abbots of Saint-Étienne of Dijon (16th century)
• The Belle-Croix Cemetery Chapel (1511). The Chapel has two items which are registered as historical objects:
  • A Bas-relief: Virgin and child (15th century)
  • The Furniture in the Chapel

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
• Cantons of the Côte-d'Or department
• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
• Arrondissements of the Côte-d'Or department

External links

• Ahuy on the old IGN website (French)
• Society of Music of Ahuy (French)
• Ahuy on Lion1906
• Ahuy on Google Maps
• Ahuy on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Ahuy on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Ahuy on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)