Buxières-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [byksjɛʁ le min]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
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Commune | |
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Location of Buxières-les-Mines ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 46°28′08″N 2°57′38″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Allier |
Arrondissement | Moulins |
Canton | Bourbon-l'Archambault |
Intercommunality | Bocage Bourbonnais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Brigitte Olivier[1] |
Area 1 | 46.95 km2 (18.13 sq mi) |
Population | 1,026 |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 03046 /03440 |
Elevation | 239–391 m (784–1,283 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,661 | — |
1975 | 1,379 | −2.62% |
1982 | 1,380 | +0.01% |
1990 | 1,241 | −1.32% |
1999 | 1,180 | −0.56% |
2007 | 1,079 | −1.11% |
2012 | 1,050 | −0.54% |
2017 | 1,058 | +0.15% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Buxières-les-Mines was served by railway. The railway station was Gare de Chavenon in the nearby city of Chavenon. It was used for the transport of coal.
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