Agy

For other uses, see AGY (disambiguation).

Agy
Commune
The Church of Saint Vigor
Location of Agy
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Coordinates: 49°14′30″N 0°45′36″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Bayeux
Intercommunality	Bayeux Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Poitevin
Area 1	4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	313
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14003 /14400
Elevation	30–83 m (98–272 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Agy (French pronunciation: [aʒi] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.

Geography

Agy is located 4 km south-west of Bayeux and 7 km north-east of Balleroy. The D572 highway from Bayeux to Saint-Lô passes through the eastern edges of the commune. The rest of the commune can be reached on the D207 from Campigny in the north-west passing through the village then continuing south-east to join the D572A which is parallel to the D572. Apart from the village there are three hamlets: La Commune, Les Malcadets, and Aprigny all along the D207 road. The rest of the commune is entirely farmland.

The north-east border of the commune is marked by the Drone river with the southern border marked by the Ponche. In the west is the Vicalet stream flowing north and partly forming the western border.

Toponymy

The town's name is attested in its Latin form Ageyum as early as the 9th century. It seems to be based on the Latin surname Agius, followed by the Gaulish suffix -acum. If this theory is correct it follows that Agy was once the lands of a man called Agius.

History

In 1834 the parish of Agy was attached to Subles and the Agy church was put on sale for demolition. On 25 August 1834, however, residents opposed the bailiffs who came to take possession of the premises with the buyers. Faced with resistance, Alexandre Douesnel-Dubosq - public prosecutor, was summoned by the police but, armed with clubs, the population continued to oppose the destruction of the church and the cemetery. In the afternoon the National Guard of Bayeux arrived to reinforce the police with three hundred men and this ended the riot. Three protesters were sentenced by the Correctional Tribunal of Bayeux. The demolition of the church took place over the following days. The people of Subles celebrated this event which created rivalry between the two towns. A resident of Subles set up the cock from the steeple of the Agy church on his house. The people of Agy then joined the French Catholic Church of Father Châtel and launched a subscription that led to the construction of a new church and the installation of a priest who was a disciple of Father Chatel. In this way, the people had their revenge.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Agy

From	To	Name	Party	Position
-	2001	Francis Blondel
2001	2014	Claude Tillard	ind.	Professor of Mechanical Engineering
2014	2020	Yvette Jeanne	ind.	Retired manager
2020	2026	Christophe Poitevin

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 302 —     1800 312 +0.47% 1806 321 +0.48% 1821 306 −0.32% 1831 341 +1.09% 1836 328 −0.77% 1841 319 −0.55% 1846 314 −0.32% 1851 290 −1.58% 1856 289 −0.07% 1861 303 +0.95% 1866 298 −0.33% 1872 264 −2.00% 1876 273 +0.84% 1881 256 −1.28% 1886 269 +1.00% 1891 250 −1.45% 1896 269 +1.48%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 230 −3.08% 1906 243 +1.11% 1911 199 −3.92% 1921 169 −1.62% 1926 160 −1.09% 1931 158 −0.25% 1936 176 +2.18% 1946 198 +1.18% 1954 187 −0.71% 1962 162 −1.78% 1968 183 +2.05% 1975 135 −4.25% 1982 267 +10.23% 1990 280 +0.60% 1999 280 +0.00% 2007 245 −1.66% 2012 234 −0.91% 2017 292 +4.53%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

Sites and monuments

• A Castle from the 18th century and a stately mansion from the 16th century has belonged to the same family since 1805 and has been transmitted for several generations of women (Dragon de Gomiécourt / Isoard de Chénerilles / the Poëze of Harambure. A tribute to this family is on the windows of the church of the commune
• The Church of Saint-Vigor, built in the 19th century.
• The Villa of Agy (19th century). Balzac, during his stay in Bayeux, visited the owner, Mrs Hautefeuille who he described as "as full of spirit as the most spiritual Parisian woman".

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

External links

• Agy on the old IGN website (in French)
• Agy on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Agy on the 1750 Cassini Map