Buchères retains the characteristics of a rural municipality and lies on the outskirts of the Troyes urban area.
Anyone considering Buchères as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment there.
Culture and history
The name of the municipality of Buchères is documented in 1164 in the form Buxerie. The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Buchères dates from 1850 to 1853 and contains a protected cultural object.
The “Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge” chapel in Courgerennes is a 12th-century church building that was modified in the 16th and 18th centuries. The Courgerennes chapel in Buchères contains fragments of 16th-century stained-glass windows depicting the Last Judgment and an Annunciation. It also contains a tabernacle in the style of Louis XIII.
Leisure
Buchères has a fitness trail and a park for children. The Saint Exupéry leisure complex offers sports equipment for outdoor exercise.
Cycling
The “Canal de Saint-Julien” cycle route is 19.5 km long, easy, and has 70 m of positive elevation gain. Its first section uses the Vélovoie des lacs, which connects Saint-Julien-les-Villas on the outskirts of Troyes with Port-Dienville on Lac d’Amance. On this first section, the route runs for around 5 km along the Vélovoie des Grands Lacs Seine et Aube, a route shared by pedestrians and cyclists through a rural setting.
The “Canal de Saint-Julien” cycle route crosses the Seine via the RD 123 (Rue de la Gare) to Buchères; the return route follows the RD 93 through the hamlets of Courgerennes and Villepart.
