Aubigny-en-Plaine () is a

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in the Côte-d'Or department in the

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...

region of eastern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Albineyais'' or ''Albineyaises''. from the original name of the commune of ''Albineyum'' in the 13th century.

Geography

Aubigny-en-Plaine is located some 27 km south by south-east of

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

, 30 km north-east of

Beaune Beaune () is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and the center of Burgundy wine production and business. The annua ...

and 17 km east of

Nuits-Saint-Georges Nuits-Saint-Georges () is a communes of France, commune in the arrondissement of Beaune of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department in eastern France. It lies in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region. Wine Nuits-Saint-G ...

. 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 Aiserey () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aiseréens'' or ''Aiseréennes'' Geography Aiserey is located some 20 km south-ea ...

. The D 20^G goes south-east from the village to Esbarres. The western half of the commune is heavily forested while the eastern half is farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Vouge'' river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the ''

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'' 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''.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 507 inhabitants. Aubigny en Plaine 0001

Sites and monuments

The Church of Aubigny-en-Plaine has the peculiarity of not having a

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. It has only a

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. It contains one item that is registered as a historical object: *A Statue: Saint Vincent (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy ;Interior of the Church File:Aubigny-en-Plaine 2013 02 06 09 IR.jpg, Altar and Choir File:Aubigny-en-Plaine 2013 02 06 08.jpg, Suspended lamp File:Aubigny-en-Plaine 2013 02 06 07.jpg, Statue of Saint Mary File:Aubigny-en-Plaine 2013 02 06 04.jpg, The Statue of Saint Vincent File:Aubigny en Plaine église 05.JPG, The Nave and Choir File:Aubigny en Plaine église 12.JPG, The Confessional File:Aubigny en Plaine église 11.JPG, The Baptistery

Geography

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

Demography

Sites and monuments

See also