Velars-sur-Ouche

Velars-sur-Ouche
Commune
The town hall and church in Velars-sur-Ouche
Coat of arms
Location of Velars-sur-Ouche
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Coordinates: 47°19′16″N 4°54′20″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Canton	Talant
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Jean[1]
Area ^1	12.13 km^2 (4.68 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,829
• Density	150/km^2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21661 /21370
Elevation	254–586 m (833–1,923 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Velars-sur-Ouche (French pronunciation: [vəlaʁ syʁ uʃ], literally Velars on Ouche) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. The composer Pierre Desvignes (1764 – 1827) was born in this village.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	792	—
1975	869	+1.33%
1982	1,313	+6.07%
1990	1,422	+1.00%
1999	1,666	+1.78%
2009	1,719	+0.31%
2014	1,697	−0.26%
2020	1,777	+0.77%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

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. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE