Buffard | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Coordinates: | 47.0375°N 5.8256°W |
Insee: | 25098 |
Postal Code: | 25440 |
Arrondissement: | Besançon |
Canton: | Saint-Vit |
Mayor: | Joëlle Maurice[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Loue-Lison |
Elevation Min M: | 236 |
Elevation Max M: | 450 |
Area Km2: | 8.1 |
Buffard (in French pronounced as /byfaʁ/) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
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.[2] 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).