Buffard
Buffard (French pronunciation: [byfaʁ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1962 | 119 | — |
1968 | 149 | +25.2% |
1975 | 110 | −26.2% |
1982 | 126 | +14.5% |
1990 | 147 | +16.7% |
1999 | 135 | −8.2% |
2008 | 162 | +20.0% |
2012 | 155 | −4.3% |
Personalities
Armand-Émile Mathey-Doret (born 1853 in Besançon, Doubs – 1931 in Buffard) was the only French artist to be allowed by Queen Victoria to make pictures of her. He received the French Legion of Honor in 1901. He was elected Mayor circa 1908. His art-works are at the following museums held at the Hermitage Museum (Lord Warton), Le Louvre (portrait de Charles 1er d'Angleterre / Ruppert de bavière et son frère), and Windsor Castle (Rubens).
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Racines comtoises Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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