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Buffon (French pronunciation: [byfɔ̃]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department, in eastern France.
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 Buffon: the village | |
Location of Buffon  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°39′04″N 4°16′32″E / 47.6511°N 4.2756°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Montbard |
| Canton | Montbard |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Dzieciol[1] |
Area 1 | 8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 156 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21114 /21500 |
| Elevation | 197–347 m (646–1,138 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 167 | — |
| 1968 | 187 | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 175 | −6.4% |
| 1982 | 167 | −4.6% |
| 1990 | 190 | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 187 | −1.6% |
| 2008 | 171 | −8.6% |
Personalities
edit- Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon established ironworks there (Forges de Buffon).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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