Bussy-le-Grand

Bussy-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [bysi l(ə) ɡʁɑ̃]; lit. 'Bussy-the-Great') is a rural commune in the Côte-d'Or department in central-east France. It is known for its Château de Bussy-Rabutin, a monument historique since 1862, with its galleries of a thousand portraits.

Bussy-le-Grand
Commune
Château de Bussy-Rabutin
Location of Bussy-le-Grand
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Coordinates: 47°34′30″N 4°31′06″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Montbard
Canton	Montbard
Intercommunality	CC du Pays d'Alésia et de la Seine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Emmanuel Lavier
Area 1	29.69 km2 (11.46 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	308
• Density	10.4/km2 (26.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Bussynois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21122 /21150
Elevation	250–431 m (820–1,414 ft) (avg. 428 m or 1,404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	315	—
1968	367	+16.5%
1975	312	−15.0%
1982	298	−4.5%
1990	246	−17.4%
1999	267	+8.5%
2008	297	+11.2%

Personalities

Jean-Andoche Junot (1771–1813), a general under Napoleon, was born in the village. The Château de Bussy-Rabutin was the home of the 17th-century courtier and writer Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy.

In the 20th century the American painter Douglas Gorsline (1913–1985) lived in the village for 20 years.

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department