Buironfosse

Buironfosse
Commune
The church of Le Boujon
Buironfosse
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Buironfosse
Coordinates: 49°57′58″N 3°50′07″E / 49.9661°N 3.8353°E / 49.9661; 3.8353Coordinates: 49°57′58″N 3°50′07″E / 49.9661°N 3.8353°E / 49.9661; 3.8353
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Vervins
Canton Vervins
Intercommunality Thiérache du Centre
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Luc Goulard
Area1 17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,195
  Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 02135 /02620
Elevation 173–222 m (568–728 ft)
(avg. 215 m or 705 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Buironfosse is a commune in the department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,417    
19681,454+2.6%
19751,341−7.8%
19821,322−1.4%
19901,258−4.8%
19991,206−4.1%
20081,195−0.9%

Standoff of 1339

In 1339 the French and English armies, engaged in the Hundred Years War, formed battle lines near Buironfosse, and then did not fight.

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