Bauzy
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
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
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
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
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List of Successive Mayors[13]
From | To | Name |
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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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Source: EHESS[14] and INSEE[15] |
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 | |||
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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
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)[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
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
- 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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Inhabitants of Loir-et-Cher (in French)
- ^ a b c Bauzy on Google Maps
- ^ a b Bauzy on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- ^ National Archives JJ-96, No. 401, fol 138° v. (in French)
- ^ National Archives JJ-96, No. 401, fol 138 ° v. (in French)
- ^ (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 (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bauzy, EHESS (in French).
- ^ a b 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)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012813 Farmhouse at Villevaudran (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012812 Chateau at Veillenne (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012810 Farmhouse at Rivaude (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012809 Farmhouse at La Boulaie (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012808 Unidentified Edifice (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012807 House (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012804 Farmhouses (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012803 Houses (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012811 Wayside Cross at La Rivière (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00012806 Monumental Cross (in French)
- ^ a b Base Mérimée: IA00012805 Church of Saint Baumer, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ a b Base Mérimée: PA00098332 Church of Saint Baumer, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ 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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