Bussy-le-Grand
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Chateau of Bussy-Rabutin
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Bussy-le-Grand
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| Coordinates: 47°34′30″N 4°31′06″E / 47.575°N 4.5183°ECoordinates: 47°34′30″N 4°31′06″E / 47.575°N 4.5183°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Montbard |
| Canton | Venarey-les-Laumes |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Boutron |
| Area1 | 29.69 km2 (11.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 297 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21122 /21150 |
| Elevation | 250–431 m (820–1,414 ft) (avg. 428 m or 1,404 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bussy-le-Grand is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Jean-Andoche Junot, a general under Napoleon was born in the village. The Château de Bussy-Rabutin, home of the 17th-century courtier and writer Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, is located within the commune.
The American painter Douglas Gorsline (1913-1985) lived in the village for twenty years.
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