Buchères (French pronunciation: [byʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
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Buchères | |
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Buchères Buchères | |
| Coordinates: 48°14′19″N 4°06′33″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Troyes |
| Canton | Vendeuvre-sur-Barse |
| Intercommunality | CA Troyes Champagne Métropole |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Gundall |
| Area 1 | 7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,827 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10067 /10800 |
| Elevation | 111–133 m (364–436 ft) (avg. 118 m or 387 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
On August 24, 1944, men of the 51st SS-Brigade massacred 68 people, of whom ten were children under ten year old, five were elderly above seventy years, including 35 women and three babies of 18, 11 and 6 months.[2]
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