Buxières-les-Mines
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| Coordinates: 46°28′08″N 2°57′38″E / 46.4689°N 2.9606°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Moulins |
| Canton | Bourbon-l'Archambault |
| Intercommunality | Bocage Bourbonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Brigitte Olivier[1] |
Area 1 | 46.95 km2 (18.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,004 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03046 /03440 |
| Elevation | 239–391 m (784–1,283 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Buxières-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [byksjɛʁ le min]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,661 | — |
| 1975 | 1,379 | −2.62% |
| 1982 | 1,380 | +0.01% |
| 1990 | 1,241 | −1.32% |
| 1999 | 1,180 | −0.56% |
| 2007 | 1,079 | −1.11% |
| 2012 | 1,050 | −0.54% |
| 2017 | 1,058 | +0.15% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Transport
[edit]Buxières-les-Mines was served by railway. The railway station was Gare de Chavenon in the nearby city of Chavenon. It was used for the transport of coal.
Personalities
[edit]- Louis Ganne, composer and conductor, was born in Buxières-les-Mines.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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