Bauzy

Coordinates: 47°32′10″N 1°36′32″E / 47.536°N 1.609°E / 47.536; 1.609
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Bauzy
Commune
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Bauzy is located in France
Bauzy
Bauzy
Bauzy is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Bauzy
Bauzy
Coordinates: 47°32′10″N 1°36′32″E / 47.536°N 1.609°E / 47.536; 1.609
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementBlois
CantonChambord
IntercommunalityGrand Chambord
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Henry Lemaignen[1]
Area
1
24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
273
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41013 /41250
Elevation79–113 m (259–371 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bauzy (French pronunciation: [bozi]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in the Centre region of central France.[3]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bauziens or Bauziennes.[4]

Geography[edit]

Bauzy is located in the heart of Sologne some 20 km south-east of Blois, 40 km south-west of Orléans, and 40 km north-east of Vierzon. Access to the commune is by the D60 road from Bracieux in the north-west which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Vernou-en-Sologne. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of La Boulaie in the south-east. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.[5][6]

The commune is dotted with many small lakes including the Étang d'Avaray, the Étang de l'Oie, and the Étang Saulier plus numerous others. The Beuvron river flows through the north-east of the commune from south-east to north-west and continues to join the Loire at Candé-sur-Beuvron. The Bonne Heure stream flows through the middle of the commune and the village from south-east to north-west where it joins the Beuvron at Bracieux. Many small tributaries feed the Bonne Heure from the numerous lakes.[5][6]

Toponymy[edit]

Bauzy comes from the Low Latin Balaesiacus and Balaesius and its variant Valesisus and the possessive suffix -acus giving "Domain of Balaesiacus.

Bauzy was mentioned as: Bauzi in January 1365;[7] Bauzy and Bauzi in February 1365 and January 1365;[8] Bauzy in February 1365;[9] and Bauzy en Sologne on 24 July 1376.[10]

The Parish was split up for the creation of the Parish of Fontaines-en-Sologne.

Bauzy appears as Bauzy on the 1750 Cassini Map[11] and the same on the 1790 version.[12]

Administration[edit]

List of Successive Mayors[13]

From To Name
1913 1951 Louis Lemaignen
1951 2004 Gérard Lemaignen
2005 2020 Jean Paul Touchet
2020 2026 Henry Lemaignen

Population[edit]

In 2017 the commune had 278 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 336—    
1800 295−1.84%
1806 353+3.04%
1821 351−0.04%
1831 345−0.17%
1836 340−0.29%
1841 320−1.21%
1846 314−0.38%
1851 297−1.11%
1856 289−0.54%
1861 305+1.08%
1866 312+0.45%
1872 308−0.21%
1876 337+2.28%
1881 315−1.34%
1886 309−0.38%
1891 345+2.23%
1896 340−0.29%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 326−0.84%
1906 330+0.24%
1911 335+0.30%
1921 294−1.30%
1926 278−1.11%
1931 261−1.25%
1936 268+0.53%
1946 246−0.85%
1954 233−0.68%
1962 194−2.26%
1968 211+1.41%
1975 161−3.79%
1982 185+2.00%
1990 234+2.98%
1999 257+1.05%
2007 263+0.29%
2012 273+0.75%
2017 278+0.36%
Source: EHESS[14] and INSEE[15]

Distribution of age groups[edit]

The age distribution of the population of the town is similar to that of the department.

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Bauzy and Loir-et-Cher Department in 2017

Bauzy Loir-et-Cher
Age Range Men Women Men Women
0 to 14 Years 23 16 18.0 16.4
15 to 29 Years 10 7 15.5 13.5
30 to 44 Years 23 20 17.0 16.7
45 to 59 Years 17 23 20.9 20.2
60 to 74 Years 19 20 18.6 19.0
75 to 89 Years 9 11 9.0 11.8
90 Years+ 0 2 1.0 2.4

Source: INSEE[15][16]

Culture and heritage[edit]

Civil heritage[edit]

  • The Boudeux Fountain just outside the village on the left towards Neuvy.

The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Farmhouse at Villevaudran (19th century)[17]
  • A Chateau at Veillenne (1846)[18]
  • A Farmhouse at Rivaude (16th century)[19]
  • A Farmhouse at La Boulaie (16th century)[20]
  • A Unidentified Edifice (High Middle Ages)[21]
  • A House (1863)[22]
  • Farmhouses (16th-19th century)[23]
  • Houses (16th-20th century)[24]

Religious heritage[edit]

The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Wayside Cross at La Rivière (1891)[25]
  • A Monumental Cross (19th century)[26]
  • The Parish Church of Saint Baumer (12th century)[27][28] The church contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects.[27][28]

Personalities[edit]

  • Gérard Lemaignen (Margency, 11 September 1924 - 22 December 2004), President of the joint committee for country chateaux, President of the Community of communes of Pays de Chambord, Mayor of Bauzy from 1952 to 2004[29]
  • Louis Lemaignen (Blois, 4 July 1856 - Blois, 27 December 1951), grandfather of Gérard, Mayor of Bauzy for 39 years.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Inhabitants of Loir-et-Cher (in French)
  5. ^ a b c Bauzy on Google Maps
  6. ^ a b Bauzy on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
  7. ^ National Archives JJ-96, No. 401, fol 138° v. (in French)
  8. ^ National Archives JJ-96, No. 401, fol 138 ° v. (in French)
  9. ^ (National Archives JJ-98, No. 146, fol. 44
  10. ^ National Archives DD-109, 131, fol. 62 v °
  11. ^ Bauzy on the 1750 Cassini Map
  12. ^ Bauzy on the 1790 Cassini Map
  13. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  14. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bauzy, EHESS (in French).
  15. ^ a b Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune de Bauzy (41013)
  16. ^ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département du Loir-et-Cher (41)
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012813 Farmhouse at Villevaudran (in French)
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012812 Chateau at Veillenne (in French)
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012810 Farmhouse at Rivaude (in French)
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012809 Farmhouse at La Boulaie (in French)
  21. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012808 Unidentified Edifice (in French)
  22. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012807 House (in French)
  23. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012804 Farmhouses (in French)
  24. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012803 Houses (in French)
  25. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012811 Wayside Cross at La Rivière (in French)
  26. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012806 Monumental Cross (in French)
  27. ^ a b Base Mérimée: IA00012805 Church of Saint Baumer, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  28. ^ a b Base Mérimée: PA00098332 Church of Saint Baumer, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  29. ^ In December 2004 at the death of Gérard Lemaignen, "since 1913, the commune of Bauzy has had only two mayors, Louis and Gérard Lemaignen [...], a record unique in the Republic", La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest and CCI de Loir-et-Cher (in French)
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