Bauzy

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 in the north-west which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Vernou-en-Sologne. 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 Bracieux. 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 Cassini Map and the same on the 1790 version.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Population

In 2017 the commune had 278 inhabitants.

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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: INSEE

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 2004
• Louis Lemaignen (Blois, 4 July 1856 - Blois, 27 December 1951), grandfather of Gérard, Mayor of Bauzy for 39 years.

References

References

1. (13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
2. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/41013-bauzy INSEE commune file]
3. [http://www.habitants.fr/loir-et-cher-41 Inhabitants of Loir-et-Cher] {{in lang. fr
4. National Archives JJ-96, No. 401, fol 138° v. {{in lang. fr
5. National Archives JJ-96, No. 401, fol 138 ° v. {{in lang. fr
6. (National Archives JJ-98, No. 146, fol. 44
7. National Archives DD-109, 131, fol. 62 v °
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9. {{Cassini-Ehess. 3009. Bauzy
10. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-41013 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune de Bauzy (41013)]
11. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=DEP-41 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département du Loir-et-Cher (41)]
12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00012813. IA00012813 Farmhouse at Villevaudran {{Camera {{in lang. fr
13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00012812. IA00012812 Chateau at Veillenne {{Camera {{in lang. fr
14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00012810. IA00012810 Farmhouse at Rivaude {{Camera {{in lang. fr
15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00012809. IA00012809 Farmhouse at La Boulaie {{Camera {{in lang. fr
16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00012808. IA00012808 Unidentified Edifice {{Camera {{in lang. fr
17. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00012807. IA00012807 House {{Camera {{in lang. fr
18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00012804. IA00012804 Farmhouses {{Camera {{in lang. fr
19. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00012803. IA00012803 Houses {{Camera {{in lang. fr
20. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00012811. IA00012811 Wayside Cross at La Rivière {{Camera {{in lang. fr
21. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00012806. IA00012806 Monumental Cross {{in lang. fr
22. {{Base Mérimée. IA00012805. IA00012805 Church of Saint Baumer
23. {{Base Mérimée. PA00098332. PA00098332 Church of Saint Baumer
24. In 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 {{in lang. fr
25. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bauzy,+France/@47.5361,1.6089,14z Bauzy on Google Maps]
26. National Geographic Institute]] (IGN) website {{in lang. fr
27. [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=47.5361&lon=1.6089&zoom=13 ''Bauzy'' on the 1750 Cassini Map]
28. [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/clipmosaiccassini400.html?lat=47.5361&lon=1.6089&zoom=12 ''Bauzy'' on the 1790 Cassini Map]