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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region
Buchères
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Troyes |
| Canton | Bouilly |
| Mayor | Daniel Lebeau (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,414 (2008) |
| - Density | 198 /km2 (510 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10067/ 10800 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Buchères is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
On August 24, 1944, men of the 51st SS-Brigade massacred 68 people, of whom 10 children under ten year old, 5 elderly above seventy years, 35 women and three babys of 18, 11 and 6 months.[1]