Buxières-les-Mines
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Bourbon l'Archambault | |
| Community association | Bocage Bourbonnais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 28 ′ N , 2 ° 58 ′ E | |
| height | 239-391 m | |
| surface | 46.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,058 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03440 | |
| INSEE code | 03046 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-buxiereslesmines.fr/ | |
Buxières-les-Mines is a French commune with 1,058 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Moulins and the canton of Bourbon-l'Archambault .
geography
Buxières-les-Mines is located about 30 kilometers west-southwest of Allier between the Bandais rivers and its tributary Morgon . Buxières-les-Mines is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ygrande in the north, Saint-Aubin-le-Monial in the north-east, Saint-Hilaire in the east, Rocles and Saint-Sornin in the south-east, Chavenon in the south, Murat in the south-west, and Tortezais in the west Southwest as well as Vieure in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,949 | 1,661 | 1,379 | 1,380 | 1,241 | 1,180 | 1,089 | 1,055 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Buxières-les-Mines
- Saint-Maurice church from the 12th century, alterations from the 14th century, monument historique since 1886
- La Condemine Castle from the 13th century, monument historique since 1928
Personalities
- Louis Ganne , composer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 43-46.
