Buxy () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Saône-et-Loire department in the
region
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of
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...
in eastern
France
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. It was the headquarters of a medieval hospital which was the hospital of Tornus in the 17th century.
History
Buxy was the property of count of Chalon until 1237, when Buxy became the property of the
Dukes of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy (french: duc de Bourgogne) was a title used by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, from its establishment in 843 to its annexation by France in 1477, and later by Holy Roman Emperors and Kings of Spain from the House of Habsburg ...
. In 1477, Louis XI make of Buxy a part of the French kingdom and was named Buxy-le-Royal. En 1565, Buxy became the property of the prince of Condé later property of the Counts of Soissons, they sold Buxy in 1626 to the marquis of Uxelles. Buxy was the headquarters of a medieval hospital, attached with the hospital of Tournus in the 17th century.
Economy
The economy of Buxy is mainly based on wine growing.
Transportation
The closest airport to Buxy is Lyon Airport (110 km).
See also
* Asteroid
375007 Buxy
*
Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 565 communes of the Saône-et-Loire department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Côte Chalonnaise
Côte Chalonnaise is a subregion of the Burgundy wine region of France. Côte Chalonnaise lies to the south of the Côte d'Or continuing the same geology southward. It is still in the main area of Burgundy wine production but it includes no Grand ...]
*
Montagny wine
References
Tourist Office of Buxy
Communes of Saône-et-Loire
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