Vonges

Vonges is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Vonges
The old royal gunpowder factory in Vonges
Location of Vonges
Vonges
Vonges
Coordinates: 47°17′35″N 5°24′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementDijon
CantonAuxonne
IntercommunalityAuxonne Pontailler Val de Saône
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Bruno Lorenzon
Area
1
4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
342
  Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21713 /21270
Elevation182–207 m (597–679 ft)
(avg. 214 m or 702 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is known for the Poudrerie nationale de Vonges (Vonges National Powder Mill), a powder mill established in 1691 and still operating as of 2012.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962512    
1968612+19.5%
1975504−17.6%
1982325−35.5%
1990283−12.9%
1999313+10.6%
2006334+6.7%
2008334+0.0%
2011353+5.7%
2015353+0.0%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Lacour, Marion; Muller, Laurent (July 2012), Archives de la poudrerie nationale de Vonges (1808-1958) (PDF) (in French), Centre des archives de l’armement et du personnel, retrieved 2017-08-31


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