Ayrens
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| Ayrens | |
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Location within Auvergne region  Ayrens | |
| Coordinates: 44°59′08″N 2°19′40″E / 44.9856°N 2.3278°ECoordinates: 44°59′08″N 2°19′40″E / 44.9856°N 2.3278°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Aurillac |
| Canton | Laroquebrou |
| Intercommunality | Aurillac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Robert Wallez |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Population2 | 557 |
| • Population2 Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15016 / 15250 |
| Elevation | 517–729 m (1,696–2,392 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Ayrens is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region in south-central France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 497 | — |
| 1968 | 505 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 444 | −12.1% |
| 1982 | 544 | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 545 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 494 | −9.4% |
| 2008 | 557 | +12.8% |
Sights
- Castle of Clavières.[1]
Personalities
- Duke of la Salle of Rochemaure (1856–1915) French félibrige writer.[2][3] The duke lived in the castle of Clavières.
See also
- Occitania
- Félibrige
- Pope Sylvester II
- Cantal
- Auvergne (province), the historical independent county and later French province
- Auvergne (région), the modern-day administrative région, larger than the historical province of Auvergne, as it includes other provinces as Bourbonnais which historically were not part of Auvergne.
- Portal:France
- Portal:European Union
- Communes of the Cantal department
References
- ↑ Château de Clavières (French)
- ↑
- Duc de La Salle de Rochemaure.Gerbert, Silvestre II Émile, Paul, Paris, éditeurs, 1914.
- ↑ Marcellin Boudet Nécrologie du Duc de La salle de Rochemaure, 1915, in RHA, 60 p.
External links
- (English) Volcano park of Auvergne on the UNEP-WCMC site
- Official site of the Felibrige
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