Buxeuil, Aube Explained

Buxeuil
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Buxeuil (Aube).svg
Arrondissement:Troyes
Canton:Bar-sur-Seine
Insee:10068
Postal Code:10110
Mayor:Jean-Claude Ruelle[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:48.0553°N 4.3972°W
Elevation M:167
Elevation Min M:160
Elevation Max M:312
Area Km2:4.43

Buxeuil is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Buxeuil is one of the smallest communes in the Côte des Bar region of southern Champagne.

History

The area around Buxeuil was settled by Celtic tribes in the antiquity. The name derives from the Latin and means literally field of the box trees (buxus=box tree; ielas=field). In the end of the 19c Buxeuil became a charming little village with an own town hall. In 1911 the Champagne Riot caused much turmoil, but the village could maintain the Appellation Champagne.

Sights

Buxeuil's is home to a village church built in the 13th to 16th centuries. Other sights are the two ancient wash houses and the old pressoir of Champagne Moutard on Grande Rue. Its best known attractions are the visitor's offices of Champagne Moutard and Champagne Gruet as well as the reception rooms of many smaller champagne producers.

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.