Buc, Yvelines
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 48°46′27″N 2°07′34″E / 48.7742°N 2.1261°ECoordinates: 48°46′27″N 2°07′34″E / 48.7742°N 2.1261°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Versailles | |
| Canton | Versailles-Sud | |
| Intercommunality | Grand Parc | |
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| • 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) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78117 /78530 | |
| Elevation | 97–176 m (318–577 ft) (avg. 106 m or 348 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Buc is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region.
Its inhabitants are called Bucois (masculine) and Bucoises (feminine).
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.
The name « Buc » derives from the latin buscum which means boxwood.
In 2005, the commune has been rewarded « Ville Internet @@ » (« Internet city @@ ») as well as in 2008 and 2010 · . This reward is highly decorative under the Buc's entrance street sign. It's something Bucois and Bucoises can be proud of.
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.
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