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Buxières-les-Mines is located in France
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Location in France
Buxières-les-Mines is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Location in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Bourbon-l'Archambault
Intercommunality Bocage Bourbonnais
Area
1
46.95 km2 (18.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
1,004
 • Density 21.384/km2 (55.39/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.

Buxières-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [byksjɛʁ le min]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
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

Transport

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.

Personalities

  • Louis Ganne, composer and conductor, was born in Buxières-les-Mines.

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