Recey-sur-Ource

Recey-sur-Ource
Recey-sur-Ource

Coordinates: 47°46′51″N 4°51′40″E / 47.7808°N 4.8611°E / 47.7808; 4.8611Coordinates: 47°46′51″N 4°51′40″E / 47.7808°N 4.8611°E / 47.7808; 4.8611
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Montbard
Canton Recey-sur-Ource
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Claude Vinot
Area1 26.69 km2 (10.31 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 390
  Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 21519 / 21290
Elevation 280–442 m (919–1,450 ft)
(avg. 310 m or 1,020 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.

Recey-sur-Ource is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Ource, which flows northwest through the middle of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962661    
1968662+0.2%
1975542−18.1%
1982498−8.1%
1990461−7.4%
1999431−6.5%
2008390−9.5%

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

Personalities

It was the birthplace of Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire (1802-1861), ecclesiastic and orator.

See also

References

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