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Asnières-en-Montagne () is a
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in the Côte-d'Or department in the
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region of eastern
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Geography

Asnières-en-Montagne is located some 25 km south-east of Tonnerre and 10 km north by north-west of
Montbard Montbard () is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Montbard is a small industrial town on the river Brenne. The ''Forges de Buffon'', ironworks established by Buff ...
. The western and northern borders of the commune are the boundaries between the departments of Côte-d'Or and
Yonne Yonne () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight constituent departments, it is l ...
. Access to the commune is by the D5 road from Montbard in the south passing through the east of the commune and continuing to Laignes in the north-east. Access to the village is by the D119 road from Ravières in the west passing through the village and continuing south-east to join the D5 near the commune border. The D5D also links the D5 at the northern border to the village then continues south-west to join the D905 between Perrigny-sur-Armançon and
Nuits Nuits (; also known, though unofficially, as ''Nuits-sur-Armançon'') is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also *Armançon river *Communes of the Yonne department The following is a l ...
. The commune is almost surrounded on all sides by forests which cover about 60% of its area with the central area of the commune farmland.Google Maps
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Neighbouring communes and villages


Administration

List of Successive Mayors


Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Asniérois'' or ''Asniéroises'' in French.


Culture and heritage


Civil heritage

*The Chateau de Rochefort (16th century), the ruins of the chateau were restored by ''Les Clefs de Rochefort''. together with the ''REMPART Union''. ;Chateau de Rochefort Gallery File:Asnières-en-Montagne - Chateau de Rochefort 23.JPG File:Asnières-en-Montagne - Chateau de Rochefort 28.JPG File:Asnières-en-Montagne - Chateau de Rochefort 41.JPG File:Asnières-en-Montagne - Chateau de Rochefort 11.JPG File:Asnières-en-Montagne - Chateau de Rochefort 02.JPG File:Asnières-en-Montagne - Chateau de Rochefort 20.JPG File:Asnières-en-Montagne - Chateau de Rochefort 15.JPG File:Asnières-en-Montagne - Chateau de Rochefort 18.JPG File:Asnières-en-Montagne - Chateau de Rochefort 47.JPG File:Asnières-en-Montagne - Chateau de Rochefort 10.JPG


Religious heritage

Two religious structures are registered as historical monuments. These are: *Parish Church of Saint Pierre (14th century) *Cemetery Cross (16th century) The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects. These are: *Cemetery Cross (17th century) *Statue: Christ on the cross (17th century) *Statue: Saint Mammès (16th century) *Statue: Saint Roch (16th century) *Statue: Saint Sebastian (16th century) *Statue: Saint Barbe (16th century) *Statue: Saint Antoine (16th century) *Statue: Saint Jean-Baptiste (15th century) *Statue: Saint Jean de Réome (15th century) *Statue: Saint Pierre (15th century) *Statue: Virgin of mercy (15th century) *Statue: Virgin of pity (15th century) *Statue: Virgin and child (15th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy


Notable people linked to the commune

*Guy de Rochefort *Pierre Clairambault (1651-1740), Genealogist


See also

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Communes of the Côte-d'Or department The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Asnières-en-Montagne on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Ameres'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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