Agonges

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Field	Value
name	Agonges
commune status	Commune
image	Agonges 01.JPG
caption	The Town Hall and Post Office
arrondissement	Moulins
canton	Souvigny
INSEE	03002
postal code	03210
mayor	Romain Juge
term	2020–2026
intercommunality	Bocage Bourbonnais
coordinates
elevation m	228
elevation min m	204
elevation max m	266
area km2	24.1
population
population date
population footnotes
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Agonges () is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Agongeois or Agongeoises.

Geography

Agonges is located some 15 km north-west of Moulins and 50 km south of Nevers. It can be accessed by several roads: the D58 from Saint-Menoux in the south passes through the village and continues north, the D133 comes from the D953 in the south-west to the village and continues north-east to Bagneux, the D54 comes from Franchesse in the north-west to the village then continues east to join the D13, the D139 comes from Couzon in the north to join the D54 in the commune, and the D13 passes through the north-eastern corner of the commune. The commune consists entirely of farmland with numerous hamlets other than the village.

The hamlets are:

Chateau de Beaumont
Chateau de Breuil
Chateau du Monceau
Fontenay
Grand Langeron
Grand Monceau
La Coulette
La Croix Peyre
La Loire
La Raymonerie
La Vallette
Lafont
Lalue
L'Augere
Lavault
Le Breuron
Le Lieu Jobier
Le Moulin Rateau
Le Pingon
Le Plaix
Les Brosses
Les Carrons
Les Fourches
Les Regnauds
Les Sacrots
Les Sodais
Les Tarnissats
Petit Langeron
Petit Monceau
Retif

The Ours river flows through the commune from the south passing west of the village and continuing north to join the Burge which forms part of the northern border. There are small lakes in the north of the commune that link to the Burge. The Burge continues north to join the Allier south of Le Port Barreau.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

In 1807 the former commune of Breuil merged with Agonges.

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors of Agonges

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From	To	Name	Party
1977	2014	Guy Juge	PCF
2014	Current	Romain Juge	DVG
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Population

| align = none | cols = 2 | percentages = pagr | source = EHESS and INSEE | graph-pos = bottom |1793 |750 |1800 |725 |1806 |644 |1821 |744 |1831 |709 |1836 |729 |1841 |646 |1846 |707 |1851 |778 |1856 |747 |1861 |775 |1866 |816 |1872 |844 |1876 |880 |1881 |881 |1886 |852 |1891 |851 |1896 |831 |1901 |756 |1906 |753 |1911 |741 |1921 |630 |1926 |604 |1931 |572 |1936 |512 |1946 |534 |1954 |479 |1962 |474 |1968 |437 |1975 |385 |1982 |327 |1990 |300 |1999 |357 |2007 |374 |2012 |355 |2017 |309

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

The Chateau of Sacrots (17th century)
The Chateau of La Pommeraye (15th century) is in a manor park from the 18th century equipped with round towers in the style of the 15th century.
The Chateau of Augère (Middle Ages) has a medieval dungeon covered with a roof extended by a Gothic building in the 19th century and still has a moat.
The Domain of Epine (15th century), a rare example of a fortified domain from the 14th century in Bourbonnais.
The Chateau of Echardons (1792) was rebuilt in 1792 and it remains the only castle with two towers and a dovecote.
The Chateau of Beaumont (1740) was rebuilt in 1740 on the site of a fortified castle of which only a tower and a dovecote remain.
The Chateau of Beaumont Park (20th century)
The Chateau of Echardons Park (20th century). The park is centred on a lane from the early 20th century.
The Park of La Tuilerie
The Park of La Pommeraie (20th century)
The Saulneraie Garden
The Laugère Park (19th century)

Religious heritage

The Church of Notre-Dame (12th century) is registered as an historical monument. It contains a Bronze Bell (1578) that is registered as an historical object.

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Notable People linked to the commune

François Dalphonse (1756-1821), politician, MP for Allier, owner of Beaumont Castle where he died
Jean Bardin, radio host

References

(13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
"Agonges (03210)". SARL Patagos.
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Agonges,+France/@46.6238335,3.149332,12519m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f0e4e735d5893b:0x289722812720d93d?hl=en Google Maps]
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(8 July 2020). "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier". Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier.
{{Cassini-Ehess. 178. Agonges
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-03002#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA03000014. PA03000014 Chateau of Sacrots {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA03000013. PA03000013 Chateau of La Pommeraye {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA03000006. PA03000006 Chateau of Augère {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00093417. PA00093417 Domain of Epine {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00092968. PA00092968 Chateau of Echardons {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00092967. PA00092967 Chateau of Beaumont {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA03000229. IA03000229 Chateau of Beaumont Park {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA03000189. IA03000189 Chateau of Echardons Park {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA03000188. IA03000188 Park of La Tuilerie {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA03000187. IA03000187 Park of La Pommeraie {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA03000184. IA03000184 Saulneraie Garden {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA03000178. IA03000178 Laugère Park {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00092969. PA00092969 Church of Notre-Dame {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Jean Dupont, ''Nivernais Bourbonnais roman'', p. 316, Éditions Zodiaque (collection "la nuit des temps" No. 45), La Pierre-qui-Vire, 1976 {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM03000001. PM03000001 Bronze bell {{in lang. fr

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