Buxy | |
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_085.JPG) Tour Rouge (Red Tower) in Buxy | |
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| Coordinates:46°42′45″N4°41′50″E / 46.7125°N 4.6972°E /46.7125; 4.6972 | |
| 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) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,155 |
| • Density | 180.8/km2 (468.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71070 /71390 |
| Elevation | 186–428 m (610–1,404 ft) (avg. 266 m or 873 ft) |
| 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 acommune in theSaône-et-Loiredepartment in theregion ofBourgogne-Franche-Comté in easternFrance. It was the headquarters of a medieval hospital which was the hospital of Tornus in the 17th century.[3]
Buxy was the property ofcount of Chalon until 1237, when Buxy became the property of theDukes 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. Buxy was the headquarters of a medieval hospital, attached with the hospital of Tournus in the 17th century.
| 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% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
The economy of Buxy is mainly based on wine growing.
The closest airport to Buxy is Lyon Airport (110 km).
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