Bauzy () is a

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in the

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bauziens'' or ''Bauziennes''.

Geography

Bauzy is located in the heart of Sologne some 20 km south-east of Blois, 40 km south-west of Orléans, and 40 km north-east of Vierzon. Access to the commune is by the D60 road from

Bracieux Bracieux () is a French commune in the department of Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire. It's located about from Blois, and about from Chambord. The Max Vauché's chocolate factory was established in the commune, in 2005. Population See ...

in the north-west which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues south-east to

Vernou-en-Sologne Vernou-en-Sologne (, literally ''Vernou in Sologne'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Ch ...

. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of La Boulaie in the south-east. The commune is mixed forest and farmland. The commune is dotted with many small lakes including the ''Étang d'Avaray'', the ''Étang de l'Oie'', and the ''Étang Saulier'' plus numerous others. The Beuvron river flows through the north-east of the commune from south-east to north-west and continues to join the Loire at Candé-sur-Beuvron. The ''Bonne Heure'' stream flows through the middle of the commune and the village from south-east to north-west where it joins the Beuvron at

. Many small tributaries feed the Bonne Heure from the numerous lakes.

Toponymy

Bauzy comes from the Low Latin ''Balaesiacus'' and ''Balaesius'' and its variant ''Valesisus'' and the possessive suffix ''-acus'' giving "Domain of Balaesiacus''. Bauzy was mentioned as: ''Bauzi'' in January 1365; ''Bauzy'' and ''Bauzi'' in February 1365 and January 1365; ''Bauzy'' in February 1365; and ''Bauzy en Sologne'' on 24 July 1376. The Parish was split up for the creation of the Parish of Fontaines-en-Sologne. Bauzy appears as ''Bauzy'' on the 1750

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and the same on the 1790 version.

Administration

List of Successive

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Population

In 2017 the commune had 278 inhabitants.

Distribution of age groups

The age distribution of the population of the town is similar to that of the department. Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Bauzy and Loir-et-Cher Department in 2017 Source: INSEEÉvolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune de Bauzy (41013)
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Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

*The Boudeux Fountain just outside the village on the left towards Neuvy. The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: *A Farmhouse at Villevaudran (19th century) *A Chateau at Veillenne (1846) *A Farmhouse at Rivaude (16th century) *A Farmhouse at La Boulaie (16th century) *A Unidentified Edifice (High Middle Ages) *A House (1863) *Farmhouses (16th-19th century) *Houses (16th-20th century)

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: *A Wayside Cross at La Rivière (1891) *A Monumental Cross (19th century) *The Parish Church of Saint Baumer (12th century) The church contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects.

Personalities

* Gérard Lemaignen ( Margency, 11 September 1924 - 22 December 2004), President of the joint committee for country chateaux, President of the Community of communes of Pays de Chambord, Mayor of Bauzy from 1952 to 2004In December 2004 at the death of Gérard Lemaignen, "since 1913, the commune of Bauzy has had only two mayors, Louis and Gérard Lemaignen .. a record unique in the Republic", La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest and CCI de Loir-et-Cher * Louis Lemaignen ( Blois, 4 July 1856 - Blois, 27 December 1951), grandfather of Gérard, Mayor of Bauzy for 39 years.

References

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