Buffard

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Location of Buffard
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(2020–2026) Joëlle Maurice[1]Area
1
8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
193 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
25098 /25440
Elevation236–450 m (774–1,476 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Buffard (French pronunciation: [byfaʁ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962119—    
1968149+25.2%
1975110−26.2%
1982126+14.5%
1990147+16.7%
1999135−8.2%
2008162+20.0%
2012155−4.3%

Personalities

Armand-Émile Mathey-Doret (born 1853 in Besançon, Doubs – 1931 in Buffard) was the only French artist to be allowed by Queen Victoria to make pictures of her.[3] He received the French Legion of Honor in 1901. He was elected Mayor circa 1908. His art-works are at the following museums held at the Hermitage Museum (Lord Warton), Le Louvre (portrait de Charles 1er d'Angleterre / Ruppert de bavière et son frère), and Windsor Castle (Rubens).

See also

References

  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. ^ Racines comtoises Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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