Bussy-le-Grand

Bussy-le-Grand is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Bussy-le-Grand
Commune
Chateau of Bussy-Rabutin
Location of Bussy-le-Grand
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Coordinates: 47°34′30″N 4°31′06″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Montbard
Canton	Montbard
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Boutron
Area ^1	29.69 km^2 (11.46 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	316
• Density	11/km^2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21122 /21150
Elevation	250–431 m (820–1,414 ft) (avg. 428 m or 1,404 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	315	—
1968	367	+16.5%
1975	312	−15.0%
1982	298	−4.5%
1990	246	−17.4%
1999	267	+8.5%
2008	297	+11.2%

Personalities

Jean-Andoche Junot, a general under Napoleon was born in the village. The Château de Bussy-Rabutin, home of the 17th-century courtier and writer Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, is located within the commune.

The American painter Douglas Gorsline (1913-1985) lived in the village for twenty years.

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.