Vonges
| Vonges | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 The old royal gunpowder factory in Vonges | |
  Vonges Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Vonges | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′35″N 5°24′01″E / 47.2931°N 5.4003°ECoordinates: 47°17′35″N 5°24′01″E / 47.2931°N 5.4003°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Dijon |
| Canton | Auxonne |
| Intercommunality | Canton de Pontailler |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Pilard |
| Area1 | 4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 334 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21713 /21270 |
| Elevation |
182–207 m (597–679 ft) (avg. 214 m or 702 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. | |
Vonges is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
The commune is known for the Poudrerie nationale de Vonges (Vonges National Powder Mill), a powder mill established in 1691 and still operating as of 2012.[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 512 | — |
| 1968 | 612 | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 504 | −17.6% |
| 1982 | 325 | −35.5% |
| 1990 | 283 | −12.9% |
| 1999 | 313 | +10.6% |
| 2080 | 334 | +6.7% |
See also
References
- ↑ Lacour, Marion; Muller, Laurent (July 2012), Archives de la poudrerie nationale de Vonges (1808-1958) (PDF) (in French), Centre des archives de l’armement et du personnel, retrieved 2017-08-31
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vonges. |
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.