Buchères

Buchères is a municipality with 1385 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the French department of Aube. The town lies on the River Hozain.

History

On 24 August 1944 Men of the 51st SS brigade have caused a massacre in which 68 people were killed. Among 10 children were younger than ten years, 5 old people over seventy, 35 women and three babies at the age of 18, 11 and 6 months.

Credentials

Assenay | Bouilly | Buchères | Cormost | Crésantignes | Fays- la -Chapelle | Isle- Aumont | Javernant | Jeugny | La Vendue -Mignot | Les Bordes- Aumont | Lirey | Longe Ville- sur- Mogne | Machy | Maupas | Montceaux- lès- Vaude | Moussey | Roncenay | Saint -Jean -de- Bonneval | Saint- Léger- près -Troyes | Saint- Pouange | Saint -Thibault | Sommeval | Souligny | Villemereuil | Villery | Villy -le- Bois | Villy -le- Maréchal

• Municipality in the department of Aube
• Place in Champagne- Ardenne