Vonges

Vonges
Commune
The old royal gunpowder factory in Vonges
Location of Vonges
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Coordinates: 47°17′35″N 5°24′01″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Canton	Auxonne
Intercommunality	Auxonne Pontailler Val de Saône
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Richard Roussel[1]
Area ^1	4.56 km^2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	354
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21713 /21270
Elevation	182–207 m (597–679 ft) (avg. 214 m or 702 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	512	—
1968	612	+19.5%
1975	504	−17.6%
1982	325	−35.5%
1990	283	−12.9%
1999	313	+10.6%
2006	334	+6.7%
2008	334	+0.0%
2011	353	+5.7%
2015	353	+0.0%

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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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