Buchères
Buchères (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Buchères | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Buchères  Buchères | |
| Coordinates: 48°14′19″N 4°06′33″E / 48.2386°N 4.1092°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Troyes |
| Canton | Vendeuvre-sur-Barse |
| Intercommunality | CA Troyes Champagne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Gundall |
| Area 1 | 7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 1,895 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10067 /10800 |
| Elevation | 111–133 m (364–436 ft) (avg. 118 m or 387 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
World War II
On August 24, 1944, men of the 51st SS-Brigade massacred 68 people, of whom ten were children under ten year old, five were elderly above seventy years, including 35 women and three infants of 18, 11 and 6 months.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 727 | — |
| 1975 | 1,072 | +5.70% |
| 1982 | 1,314 | +2.95% |
| 1990 | 1,328 | +0.13% |
| 1999 | 1,345 | +0.14% |
| 2009 | 1,404 | +0.43% |
| 2014 | 1,534 | +1.79% |
| 2020 | 1,889 | +3.53% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
See also
Bibliography
- Crimes allemands : Le Martyre de Buchères (Aube) : 24 août 1944, Troyes : Grande impr. de Troyes, 1945, 48 p., ill.
References
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