Buffard

Buffard is a common French, located in the department of the Doubs and the area Franche-Comté.

Geography

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

Lieutenant Robert de Lessan, died for France on June 17th, 1940 during an air mission for which it had gone voluntary, chevalier of the Legion of Honor, Military Cross 1939-1945.

German abbot Couterret, priest of the parish, deceased on May 3rd, 1945 with the concentration camp of Ludwigslust (Germany). It had been made prisoner by the Germans, on denunciation, to have given one of its cassocks to a allied aviator who tried to join Switzerland.

See too

Common of Doubs

External bonds

Internet site having a page on the life of Father COUTTERET
Buffard on the site of the national geographical Institute
Buffard on the site of INSEE
Buffard on the site of Quid
Localization of Buffard on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Buffard on Mapquest

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