Baigneux-les-Juifs


Baigneux-les-Juifs is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Central-Eastern France.

Geography

Baigneux-les-Juifs is located some 25 km east by south-east of Montbard and 10 km south-west of Aignay-le-Duc. Access to the commune is by the D 971 road from Saint-Marc-sur-Seine in the north which passes through the commune east of the village and continues south to Chanceaux. The D 21 branches off the D 971 in the commune and goes north-east, passing through the village, and continuing to Jours-lès-Baigneux. The D 954 goes west from the village to Étormay. The D 114A branches off the D 971 at the D 21 intersection and goes east to Orret. The commune is entirely farmland.

Climate

Baigneux-les-Juifs has an oceanic climate. The average annual temperature in Baigneux-les-Juifs is. The average annual rainfall is with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around. The highest temperature ever recorded in Baigneux-les-Juifs was on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 16 January 1985.

History

In the Middle Ages the village was called Bagnos, probably from the Latin Balneolum meaning "small bath". This name was completed after a Jewish community was allowed to settle there in the 13th century. This community was permanently driven out by the Dukes of Burgundy in the 15th century.
From 1895 to 1933 the commune had a narrow gauge railway operated by the Chemins de fer départementaux de la Côte-d'Or which connected the village to Châtillon-sur-Seine.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
1656Anthoine Chamereau
1789Louis Beguin
20012014Bernard Malègue
20142020Michèle BargeotRetired teacher
20202026Didier Robin

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bagnosiens in French.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
  • Houses. One of the houses contains a Statue of Christ bound which is registered as an historical object.
  • The Hôtel de la Croix de Fer at RN454
  • A Lavoir
  • The '''Town Hall/School'''

Religious heritage

The commune has many religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
  • Wayside Crosses
  • Monumental Crosses
  • A Cemetery Cross
  • The Sainte-Anne Oratory south of the village. The Oratory contains a Group Sculpture of the Education of the Virgin which is registered as an historical object.
  • The Ermitage de Val de Seine. The Ermitrage contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • *The Tombstone of Jehan le Grant
  • *A Cross
  • *A Statue: Saint Joseph and the child Jesus
  • *A Statue: Saint-Madeleine
  • *A Statue: Saint-Sebastien
  • *A Statue: Saint-Laurent
  • *A Statuette: Saint-Antoine the Hermit
  • *A Statue: Christ bound
  • *A recessed Placard
  • *A Stoup
  • *An Altar painting: the Annunciation
  • *An Altar, Retable, and Tabernacle
  • A Presbytery
  • The Parish Church of Sainte-Madeleine The Church contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects.

Notable people linked to the commune

  • Louis Beguin, Mayor of Baigneux-les-Juifs then administrator and MP for Côte-d'Or