Ahuy


Ahuy 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 Aqueduciens or Aqueduciennes

Geography

Ahuy is located on the Langres Plateau, 6 km north of Dijon. It can be accessed by road D107A from Dijon in the south passing through the commune and the village and continuing north to join the D966 just north of the commune.
The commune has an average altitude of 350m with the lowest point at the Suzon stream in the east and highest point of 395m at the intersection of the Chemin des Vaches and the Chemin du Bois de Vantoux.
The southern part of the commune overlaps with the urban area of Dijon and the area covered by the town is quite large however the rest of the commune is mostly forest in the west and farmland in the east.
The Suzon stream passes through the length of the commune from the north, forming part of the north-eastern boundary and flowing to the southern border and south to Dijon.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Ahuy
FromToNamePartyPosition
19832014Jean-Claude DouhaitDVD
2014CurrentDominique GrimpretMoDem

Population

Distribution of age groups

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Ahuy and Côte-d'Or Department in 2009
AhuyAhuyCôte-d'OrCôte-d'Or
Age RangeMenWomenMenWomen
0 to 14 Years20.715.118.116.0
15 to 29 Years14.115.620.719.7
30 to 44 Years14.415.320.019.0
45 to 59 Years25.430.820.820.2
60 to 74 Years19.716.013.414.0
75 to 89 Years5.77.16.59.8
90 Years+0.00.20.41.3

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Civil heritage

The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
;Other sites of interest
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The Plateau of Hauteville and Ahuy is a Site of Community Importance remarkable for its Calcareous grassland type vegetation.