Velars-sur-Ouche

Velars-sur-Ouche
Commune
The town hall and church in Velars-sur-Ouche
Coat of arms
Location of Velars-sur-Ouche
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Coordinates: 47°19′16″N 4°54′20″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Canton	Talant
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacky Dupaquier
Area 1	12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,808
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21661 /21370
Elevation	254–586 m (833–1,923 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Velars-sur-Ouche is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. The composer Pierre Desvignes (1764 – 1827) was born in this village.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1936	542	—
1954	722	+33.2%
1962	738	+2.2%
1968	792	+7.3%
1975	869	+9.7%
1982	1,313	+51.1%
1990	1,422	+8.3%
1999	1,666	+17.2%
2008	1,689	+1.4%

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department