Buzançais
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Buzançais | |
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 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Buzançais  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°53′27″N 1°25′24″E / 46.8908°N 1.4233°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Châteauroux |
| Canton | Buzançais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Régis Blanchet[1] |
| Area 1 | 58.64 km2 (22.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,504 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Buzançéen.ne |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36031 /36500 |
| Elevation | 102–155 m (335–509 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Buzançais (French pronunciation: [byzɑ̃sɛ] ) is a commune and town in the French department of Indre, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire.
It is situated 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Châteauroux, the nearest large city, and is near the Brenne regional nature preserve located in the historical province of Berry. The Indre river flows through the commune.
Toponymy
[edit]Buzancei in Berrichon dialect (langue d'oïl) and Latin: Busentiacum or Busenciacum.
Population
[edit]The inhabitants are known as Buzancéens and Buzancéennes.
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Notable people
[edit]- Pascal Maitre, contemporary photographer.
- Albert Laprade, architect.
- Michel Denisot, journalist, producer and TV host.
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.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Buzançais, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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