Bauzy
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Bauzy (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in the Centre region of central France.[2]
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bauziens or Bauziennes.[3]
Geography
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.[4][5]
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.[4][5]
Toponymy
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;[6] Bauzy and Bauzi in February 1365 and January 1365;[7] Bauzy in February 1365;[8] and Bauzy en Sologne on 24 July 1376.[9]
The Parish was split up for the creation of the Parish of Fontaines-en-Sologne.
Bauzy appears as Bauzy on the 1750 Cassini Map[10] and the same on the 1790 version.[11]
Administration
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| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 1951 | Louis Lemaignen |
| 1951 | 2004 | Gérard Lemaignen |
| 2005 | 2020 | Jean Paul Touchet |
| 2020 | 2026 | Henry Lemaignen |
Population
In 2017 the commune had 278 inhabitants.
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Distribution of age groups
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 |
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
- 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)Template:Mérimée Icon[15]
- A Chateau at Veillenne (1846)Template:Mérimée Icon[16]
- A Farmhouse at Rivaude (16th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[17]
- A Farmhouse at La Boulaie (16th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[18]
- A Unidentified Edifice (High Middle Ages)Template:Mérimée Icon[19]
- A House (1863)Template:Mérimée Icon[20]
- Farmhouses (16th-19th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[21]
- Houses (16th-20th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[22]
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Wayside Cross at La Rivière (1891)Template:Mérimée Icon[23]
- A Monumental Cross (19th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[24]
- The Parish Church of Saint Baumer (12th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[25][26] The church contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects.[25][26]
Personalities
- 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[27]
- Louis Lemaignen (Blois, 4 July 1856 - Blois, 27 December 1951), grandfather of Gérard, Mayor of Bauzy for 39 years.
See also
References
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- ↑ INSEE commune file
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- ↑ (National Archives JJ-98, No. 146, fol. 44
- ↑ National Archives DD-109, 131, fol. 62 v °
- ↑ Bauzy on the 1750 Cassini Map
- ↑ Bauzy on the 1790 Cassini Map
- ↑ List of Mayors of France Template:In lang
- ↑ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune de Bauzy (41013)
- ↑ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département du Loir-et-Cher (41)
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- ↑ 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 Template:In lang
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