Velars-sur-Ouche

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Velars-sur-Ouche

(2020–2026) Thierry Jean^[1]Area

12.13 km² (4.68 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,808 • Density150/km² (390/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

21661 /21370

Elevation254–586 m (833–1,923 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE