Ageville

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Ageville
Ageville (France)
Ageville
region Grand Est
Department Haute-Marne
Arrondissement Chaumont
Canton Nogent
Community association Chaumont, Bassin Nogentais et Bassin de Bologne Vignory Froncles
Coordinates 48 ° 7 '  N , 5 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 7 '  N , 5 ° 21'  E
height 325-449 m
surface 19.55 km 2
Residents 309 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 52340
INSEE code 52001

Entrance from the east

Ageville is a French commune with 309 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Chaumont and to the municipality association Chaumont, Bassin Nogentais et Bassin de Bologne Vignory Froncles, founded in 2016 . The residents call themselves Agevillois .

geography

The municipality of Ageville is located on the western edge of the Bassigny landscape north of the Langres plateau , 17 kilometers east of the departmental capital Chaumont . The community area of ​​19.55 km² has a mixture of fields, meadows and small wooded areas in the middle and in the east. The western third of the municipality is occupied by a forest ( Forêt Domaniale d'Ageville ), which is part of a much larger forest area and extends to the city of Chaumont in the west. The river Seuillon flows into the Rognon at the southeastern boundary of the municipality , which flows through the municipality in a south-north direction. The highest point in the municipality is the 449 m high Le Buisson Brûlé in the south. The municipality includes the districts of Le Moulin d'Ageville and Le Févry. Ageville is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Esnouveaux in the north, Millières in the northeast, Mennouveaux in the east, Lanques-sur-Rognon in the south, Biesles in the southwest and west and Bourdons-sur- Rognon (point of contact) in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 241 234 240 310 297 292 305 309
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

In 1851 the highest population was measured with 520 inhabitants.

Attractions

  • Saint-Gengoulf church, historic monument since 1928
  • monumental cemetery cross, monument historique since 1928
  • nameless chapel in the hamlet of Le Févry
  • Floor cross
Listed cemetery cross

Economy and Infrastructure

There are four farms in the parish of Ageville (grain growing, cattle breeding, a winery).

Ageville is on the D1 road from Rimaucourt to Nogent . 22 kilometers south-east there is a connection to the Autoroute A 31 from Nancy to Dijon in the municipality of Val-de-Meuse . The station in the commune of Merrey, 23 kilometers to the east, is on the Culmont-Chalindrey-Toul and Merrey-Hymont-Mattaincourt railway lines .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Ageville on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
  2. ↑ Ageville to INSEE
  3. ↑ Saint-Gengoulf in the Base Mérimée Ministry of Culture. Retrieved May 14, 2011 (French).
  4. ^ Cemetery cross in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved May 14, 2011 (French).
  5. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Ageville  - Collection of Images