Vonges

Vonges
Commune
The old royal gunpowder factory in Vonges
The old royal gunpowder factory in Vonges
Location of Vonges
Map
Vonges is located in France
Vonges
Vonges
Vonges is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vonges
Vonges
Coordinates: 47°17′35″N 5°24′01″E / 47.2931°N 5.4003°E / 47.2931; 5.4003
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementDijon
CantonAuxonne
IntercommunalityAuxonne Pontailler Val de Saône
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Richard Roussel[1]
Area
1
4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
360
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21713 /21270
Elevation182–207 m (597–679 ft)
(avg. 214 m or 702 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vonges (French pronunciation: [vɔ̃ʒ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

The commune is known for the Poudrerie nationale de Vonges (Vonges National Powder Mill), a powder mill established in 1691 and still operating as of 2012.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962512—    
1968612+19.5%
1975504−17.6%
1982325−35.5%
1990283−12.9%
1999313+10.6%
2006334+6.7%
2008334+0.0%
2011353+5.7%
2015353+0.0%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Lacour, Marion; Muller, Laurent (July 2012), Archives de la poudrerie nationale de Vonges (1808-1958) (PDF) (in French), Centre des archives de l’armement et du personnel, retrieved 31 August 2017
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