Buxeuil is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Buxeuil is one of the smallest communes in the Côte des Bar region of southern Champagne.

Buxeuil
The church in Buxeuil
The church in Buxeuil
Coat of arms of Buxeuil
Location of Buxeuil
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Buxeuil is located in France
Buxeuil
Buxeuil
Buxeuil is located in Grand Est
Buxeuil
Buxeuil
Coordinates: 48°03′19″N 4°23′50″E / 48.0553°N 4.3972°E / 48.0553; 4.3972
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentAube
ArrondissementTroyes
CantonBar-sur-Seine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Claude Ruelle[1]
Area
1
4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
116
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
10068 /10110
Elevation160–312 m (525–1,024 ft)
(avg. 167 m or 548 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History edit

The area around Buxeuil was settled by Celtic tribes in the antiquity. The name derives from the Latin and means literally field of the box trees (buxus=box tree; ielas=field). In the end of the 19c Buxeuil became a charming little village with an own town hall. In 1911 the Champagne Riot caused much turmoil, but the village could maintain the Appellation Champagne.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 149—    
1975 153+0.38%
1982 149−0.38%
1990 153+0.33%
1999 145−0.59%
2009 140−0.35%
2014 140+0.00%
2020 121−2.40%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights edit

Buxeuil's is home to a village church built in the 13th to 16th centuries. Other sights are the two ancient wash houses and the old pressoir of Champagne Moutard on Grande Rue. Its best known attractions are the visitor's offices of Champagne Moutard and Champagne Gruet as well as the reception rooms of many smaller champagne producers.

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.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE