Bussy-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [bysi ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Bussy-le-Grand
Chateau of Bussy-Rabutin
Chateau of Bussy-Rabutin
Location of Bussy-le-Grand
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Bussy-le-Grand is located in France
Bussy-le-Grand
Bussy-le-Grand
Bussy-le-Grand is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bussy-le-Grand
Bussy-le-Grand
Coordinates: 47°34′30″N 4°31′06″E / 47.575°N 4.5183°E / 47.575; 4.5183
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementMontbard
CantonMontbard
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Emmanuel Lavier[1]
Area
1
29.69 km2 (11.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
304
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21122 /21150
Elevation250–431 m (820–1,414 ft)
(avg. 428 m or 1,404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962315—    
1968367+16.5%
1975312−15.0%
1982298−4.5%
1990246−17.4%
1999267+8.5%
2008297+11.2%

Personalities edit

Jean-Andoche Junot, a general under Napoleon was born in the village. The Château de Bussy-Rabutin, home of the 17th-century courtier and writer Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, is located within the commune.

The American painter Douglas Gorsline (1913-1985) lived in the village for twenty years.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.