Buxy

Buxy

Tour Rouge (Red Tower) in Buxy
Buxy

Coordinates: 46°42′45″N 4°41′50″E / 46.7125°N 4.6972°ECoordinates: 46°42′45″N 4°41′50″E / 46.7125°N 4.6972°E
Country France
Region Burgundy
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Chalon-sur-Saône
Canton Buxy
Intercommunality Sud de la Côte chalonnaise
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Dominique Lanoiselet
Area1 11.92 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,277
 • Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Buxy is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

History

Buxy was the property of count of Chalon until 1237, when Buxy became the property of the Dukes 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.

Economy

The economy of Buxy is mainly based on wine growing.

Transportation

The closest airport to Buxy is Lyon Airport (110 km). Also within reach are Geneva airport (Genève) (118 km), St Etienne Airport (130 km), or Chambéry Airport (147 km).[1]

See also

References

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