Buc, Yvelines

Buc

Town hall

Coat of arms
Buc

Coordinates: 48°46′27″N 2°07′34″E / 48.7742°N 2.1261°E / 48.7742; 2.1261Coordinates: 48°46′27″N 2°07′34″E / 48.7742°N 2.1261°E / 48.7742; 2.1261
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Versailles
Canton Versailles-Sud
Intercommunality Grand Parc
Government
  Mayor Jean-Marc Le Rudulier
Area1 8.07 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 5,675
  Density 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 78117 / 78530
Elevation 97–176 m (318–577 ft)
(avg. 106 m or 348 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Buc is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region.

Its inhabitants are called Bucois (masculine) and Bucoises (feminine).

Geography

Buc is located 21 km south west of Paris, France.

The old town and a part of the city is located inside the vallée de la Bièvre (Bièvre valley) at an altitude of approximately 100 meters. Most of its residential neighborhood are implanted on the plateau de Saclay (Saclay's plateau) at around 50 meters higher.

Buc's surrounding communes are: Versailles at its north, Jouy-en-Josas at its north east, Les Loges-en-Josas at its South east, Toussus-le-Noble at its south, Châteaufort at its extreme south west and Guyancourt at its west.

Demography

Date of Population
(Source: Cassini[1] et Insee[2])
1793180018061820182118311836184118461851
618 644 524 - 577 610 625 567 576 526
185618611866187218761881188618911896
548 297 532 543 709 685 764 730 737
190119061911192119261931193619461954
744 703 867 1 002 1 157 1 420 1 293 1 098 1 483
1962196819751982199019992004--
1 965 2 655 3 908 4 820 5 434 5 764 - - -
For the census of 1962 to 1999 the official population corresponds with the population without duplicates according to the INSEE.
Histogram
(Graphic elaboration by Wikipedia)

History

Blazon of Buc
  • quarterly, the first azure a propeller in bend between a fleur-de-lis sinister and a horseshoe dexter all or, the second gules a cinquefoil vert, the third gules an aqueduct of four arches argent masoned sable, the fourth argent three bars wavy azure

The name « Buc » derives from the latin buscum which means boxwood.

Culture

Administration

In 2005, the commune has been rewarded « Ville Internet @@ »[5] (« Internet city @@ ») as well as in 2008 and 2010[6] · .[7] This reward is highly decorative under the Buc's entrance street sign. It's something Bucois and Bucoises can be proud of.

The department

The Yvelines department has been created in 1968. This one was subsequently part of the Seine-et-Oise department. Jehan Despert is considered as the « father » of the Yvelines. He is the one whom suggested to the president of the County Council of Seine-et-Oise of that time, Gaston Palewski, the name of this department at its creation, in reference to the ancient forêt d'Yveline (Yveline forest) from which radiate most of the water streams that irrigate the department. The actual Foret de Rambouillet (Rambouillet forest) constituted its remains.

Transport

Buc is not served by any station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest stations to Buc are Versailles - Chantier station (gare de Versailles - Chantiers) and Petit Jouy Les Loges station (gare de Petit Jouy - Les Loges). One bus line (Bus 262) links the city to Versailles. It takes 5–15 minutes (If you are located in the Bas-Buc) to 10–30 minutes (if you are located in the Haut-Buc) to reach Versailles - Chantier station depending on the traffic.

Economy

Around 250 businesses are located in Buc.

Education

DFG / LFA Buc, a joint French-German international school, is in Buc. It was established by the 1963 Élysée Treaty.

Twin town — Sister city

Buc is twinned with:

See also

References

External links

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