Buzançais
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Buzançais | |
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| Town hall Town hall | |
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Coat of arms of Buzançais Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′27″N 1°25′24″E / 46.8908°N 1.4233°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Châteauroux |
| Canton | Buzançais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Régis Blanchet[1] |
Area 1 | 58.64 km2 (22.64 sq mi) |
| Demonym | Buzançéen.ne |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36031 /36500 |
| Elevation | 102–155 m (335–509 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Buzançais (French pronunciation: [byzɑ̃sɛ] ) is a commune and town in the French department of Indre, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire. It is situated 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Châteauroux, the nearest large city, and is near the Brenne regional nature preserve located in the historical province of Berry. The Indre river flows through the commune.
Toponymy
Buzancei in Berrichon dialect (langue d'oïl) and Latin: Busentiacum or Busenciacum.
Population
The inhabitants are known as Buzancéens and Buzancéennes.
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Notable people
- Pascal Maitre, contemporary photographer.
- Albert Laprade, architect.
- Michel Denisot, journalist, producer and TV host.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Buzançais, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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