Buxières-les-Mines

Buxières-les-Mines is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Buxières-les-Mines
Commune
The road into Buxières-les-Mines
Location of Buxières-les-Mines
Buxières-les-Mines
Buxières-les-Mines
Coordinates: 46°28′08″N 2°57′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementMoulins
CantonBourbon-l'Archambault
IntercommunalityBocage Bourbonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Agnès Bounab[1]
Area
1
46.95 km2 (18.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
1,058
 • Density23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03046 /03440
Elevation239–391 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
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,661—    
19751,379−2.62%
19821,380+0.01%
19901,241−1.32%
19991,180−0.56%
20071,079−1.11%
20121,050−0.54%
20171,058+0.15%
Source: INSEE[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
  1. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF) (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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