Buxy

Buxy
Tour Rouge (Red Tower) in Buxy
Location of Buxy
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chalon-sur-Saône
Canton	Buxy
Intercommunality	Sud de la Côte chalonnaise
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Dominique Lanoiselet
Area 1	11.92 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	2,277
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71070 /71390
Elevation	186–428 m (610–1,404 ft) (avg. 266 m or 873 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Buxy is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

History

Buxy was the property of count of Chalon until 1237, when Buxy became the property of the Dukes of Burgundy. In 1477, Louis XI make of Buxy a part of the French kingdom and was named Buxy-le-Royal. En 1565, Buxy became the property of the prince of Condé later property of the Counts of Soissons, they sold Buxy in 1626 to the marquis of Uxelles. Buxy was the headquarters of a medieval hospital, attached with the hospital of Tournus in the 17th century.

Economy

The economy of Buxy is mainly based on wine growing.

Transportation

The closest airport to Buxy is Lyon Airport (110 km). Also within reach are Geneva airport (Genève) (118 km), St Etienne Airport (130 km), or Chambéry Airport (147 km).

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department
• Côte Chalonnaise
• Montagny wine

References

• INSEE
• Tourist Office of Buxy