Bazoches
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region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
Department | Nièvre | |
Arrondissement | Château-Chinon (Ville) | |
Canton | Corbigny | |
Community association | Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 23 ' N , 3 ° 47' E | |
height | 193-417 m | |
surface | 14.65 km 2 | |
Residents | 177 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 58190 | |
INSEE code | 58023 | |
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Bazoches is a French municipality with 177 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Burgundy ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) and the canton of Corbigny (until 2015 Lormes ).
geography
Bazoches is about 70 kilometers northeast of Nevers in the Morvan . Bazoches is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Domecy-sur-Cure in the north, Saint-André-en-Morvan in the east and north-east, Empury in the east and south-east, Pouques-Lormes in the south, Neuffontaines in the west and south-west and Saint-Aubin-des -Chaumes to the west and northwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
Residents | 280 | 311 | 283 | 266 | 223 | 197 | 168 | 166 | 176 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire church from the 12th century, rebuilt in the 17th century
- Bazoches Castle
- Vauban Castle, fortified house from the 12th century, rebuilt in the 16th century
Personalities
- Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707), architect, buried here
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 501-505.
Web links
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