Buxy
Buxy | |
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_085.JPG) Tour Rouge (Red Tower) in Buxy | |
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 Location of Buxy | |
  Buxy Location within France  Buxy Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′45″N 4°41′50″E / 46.7125°N 4.6972°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Givry |
| Intercommunality | Sud Côte chalonnaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Lanoiselet[1] |
Area 1 | 11.92 km2 (4.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 428 m (1,404 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,150 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (467/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71070 /71390 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Buxy (French pronunciation: [byksi]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
History
[edit]Buxy was the property of count of Chalon until 1237, when Buxy became the property of the Dukes of Burgundy. In 1477, Louis XI make of Buxy a part of the French kingdom and was named Buxy-le-Royal. En 1565, Buxy became the property of the prince of Condé later property of the Counts of Soissons, they sold Buxy in 1626 to the marquis of Uxelles. Since the 15th century there was a hospital in Buxy, which was merged with the hospital of Tournus at the end of the 17th century.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,685 | — |
| 1975 | 1,670 | −0.13% |
| 1982 | 1,796 | +1.04% |
| 1990 | 1,998 | +1.34% |
| 1999 | 2,098 | +0.54% |
| 2007 | 2,160 | +0.36% |
| 2012 | 2,175 | +0.14% |
| 2017 | 2,136 | −0.36% |
| 2023 | 2,150 | +0.11% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Economy
[edit]The economy of Buxy is mainly based on wine growing.
Transportation
[edit]The closest airport to Buxy is Lyon Airport (110 km).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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