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Location within Franche-Comté region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Quingey |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Quingey |
| Mayor | Guy Paillard (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 236–450 m (774–1,480 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.10 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 162 (2008) |
| - Density | 20 /km2 (52 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25098/ 25440 |
| 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. | |
Buffard is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
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| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 119 | 149 | 110 | 126 | 147 | 135 | 162 |
Armand-Émile Mathey-Doret (born 1853 in Besançon, Doubs – 1931 in Buffard) was the only French artist to be allowed by Her Majesty the Queen Victoria to made pictures of her.[1] He received the French Legion of Honor in 1901. He was elected Mayor circa 1908. His art-works are at the following museums held at the Hermitage Museum (Lord Warton), Le Louvre (portrait de Charles 1er d'Angleterre / Ruppert de bavière et son frère), and Windsor Castle (Rubens).