Buxières-les-Mines
Buxières-les-Mines is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
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Location of Buxières-les-Mines 
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| Coordinates: 46°28′08″N 2°57′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Moulins |
| Canton | Bourbon-l'Archambault |
| Intercommunality | Bocage Bourbonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | François Olivier[1] |
| Area 1 | 46.95 km2 (18.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[2] | 1,058 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03046 /03440 |
| Elevation | 239–391 m (784–1,283 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,949 | — |
| 1968 | 1,661 | −14.8% |
| 1975 | 1,379 | −17.0% |
| 1982 | 1,380 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,241 | −10.1% |
| 1999 | 1,180 | −4.9% |
| 2008 | 1,078 | −8.6% |
| 2013 | 1,055 | −2.1% |
| Source: INSEE (1968–2013[3]) | ||
Transport
Buxières-les-Mines was served by railway. The railway station was Gare de Chavenon in the nearby city of Chavenon. It was used for the transport of coal.
Personalities
- Louis Ganne, composer and conductor, was born in Buxières-les-Mines.
See also
References
- "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "2013 legal populations - Buxières-les-Mines". INSEE (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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