Aisey-sur-Seine

Aisey-sur-Seine
The Bridge of Troubles on the Seine at Aisey-sur-Seine
Coat of arms
Aisey-sur-Seine
Location within Burgundy region Aisey-sur-Seine
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Montbard
Canton	Châtillon-sur-Seine
Intercommunality	Pays Châtillonnais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Gérard Ème
Area1	12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	224
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	21006 / 21400
Elevation	251–379 m (823–1,243 ft) (avg. 264 m or 866 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.

Aisey-sur-Seine 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 Aiseyens or Aiseyennes.

Geography

Aisey-sur-Seine is located some 12 km south of Chatillon-sur-Seine and about 25 km north-east of Montbard. The commune can be reached by travelling east from Coulmier-le-Sec on Highway D29 which passes through the heart of the commune and the town before continuing east to join Highway D16 near Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux. The commune can also be accessed from the north on Highway D971 (the Route de Dijon) from Nod-sur-Seine. Highway D971 continues through the town and commune south to Saint-Marc-sur-Seine. Other highways entering the commune are the D101A from Chemin-d'Aisey in the south-west and the D29C cross-country road from Nod-sur-Seine which joins Highway D29 in the commune. The commune has large areas of forest - especially in the east and the south with some farmland on the western side.

The commune is traversed by the Seine river which forms part of the south-eastern boundary before passing northwards through the town then along a part of the northern border before continuing north to Chamesson. The Brevon Stream which forms the south-eastern boundary of the commune joins the Seine near the intersection of Highway D29 and D101 (a side road from the D971).

History

Formerly known as Aisey-le-Duc.

In the Middle Ages, Aisey-sur-Seine was the seat of a lordship. There is a well-preserved Fortified house with a game park.

The village was served by a light railway line to metre gauge from 1891 to 1933 that linked the village to Châtillon-sur-Seine, Dijon and Baigneux-les-Juifs, operated by Chemins de fer départementaux de la Côte-d'Or

Heraldry

The official status of the blazon remains to be determined. The arms of the commune of Abos are blazoned : Quarterly, first of Gules a saltire couped debruised by a pallet couped, all of Or; the second Azure of three fleurs-de-lis of Or 2 and 1 and a bendlet couped of Gules; the third Azure with lion of Or; the fourth Or with a tree Vert eradicated in chief Gules charged with a mullet of Or between two roundels the same.

Administration

The Town Hall

The Seine at Aisey-sur-Seine

List of Successive Mayors of Aisey-sur-Seine

From	To	Name	Party	Position
1995	2001	Pierre Mars
2001	2008	Jean Abord-Hugon	DIV
2008	2020	Gérard Ème

(Not all data is known)

Demographics

In 2009, the commune had 224 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1831. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities 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
400	465	469	402	512	557	534	532	540

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
527	515	451	450	449	433	406	391	404

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
420	416	390	338	324	302	319	294	289

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009	-	-
252	219	150	147	172	196	224	-	-

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

Aisey-sur-Seine War Memorial

Aisey-sur-Seine Landscape

Population of Aisey-sur-Seine

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

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

• A Lavoir (Public laundry) and the Fountain of April (1846)
• The Maison Huguenin Hospice and Charity House (1846)
• A House (1) at Grande Rue (19th century)
• A House (2) at Grande Rue (19th century)
• A House at Rue Haute (19th century)
• A Flour Mill at Rue du Pont (19th century)
• A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Rue du Pont (18th century)
• A Bridge at Rue du Pont (17th century)
• The Chateau de Tavannes at RN 71 (15th century)
• The Bridge of Troubles at RN 71 (17th century)
• A House at Rue Rougeot (19th century)
• A Lavoir (Public laundry) and Drinking Trough at Grande Rue (19th century)
• The Town Hall / School at Grande Rue (19th century)
• Houses (19th century)
• The Chateau of the Dukes of Burgundy at La Barque (12th century)

Religious heritage

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

• A Cemetery Cross at Chemin des Chenevières (19th century)
• A Cemetery at Chemin des Chenevières (19th century)
• A Wayside Cross at CVO 3 and CR 7 crossroads (1826)
• A Wayside Cross at Rue de la Poterne and CR 18 crossroads (1866)
• A Wayside Cross at RD 29 and RD 101a crossroads (1830)
• A Wayside Cross at Grande Rue (1767)
• A Presbytery at Grande Rue (18th century)
• The Parish Church of Saint-Genest at Grande Rue (19th century). The church contains a very large number of items that are registered as historical obkjects. For a complete list with links to descriptions (in French) click here.

Gallery of Historical Monuments

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  The Maison Huguenin Hospice and Charity House

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  The Flour Mill at Rue du Pont

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  The Lavoir (Public laundry) at Rue du Pont

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  The Bridge at Rue du Pont

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  The Chateau de Tavannes

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  The Bridge of Troubles

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  The Cemetery Cross at Chemin des Chenevières

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  The Cemetery at Chemin des Chenevières

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  The Wayside Cross at Rue de la Poterne and CR 18 crossroads

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  The Wayside Cross at Grande Rue

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  The Church of Saint-Genest

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

External links

• Aisey-sur-Seine on Lion1906
• Aisey-sur-Seine on Google Maps
• Aisey-sur-Seine on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Aifey le Duc on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Aisey-sur-Seine on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)