Buffard Explained

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.

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.[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).

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. http://www.racinescomtoises.net/Armand-Emile-Mathey-Doret-1853 Racines comtoises