Picherande

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Picherande
Picherande
Coordinates: 45°27′54″N 2°46′01″E / 45.465°N 2.767°E / 45.465; 2.767Coordinates: 45°27′54″N 2°46′01″E / 45.465°N 2.767°E / 45.465; 2.767
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Issoire
Canton La Tour-d'Auvergne
Intercommunality Massif du Sancy
Government
  Mayor (2008-2014) Paule Gardette
Area
  Land1 44.26 km2 (17.09 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Population2 397
  Population2 Density 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 63279 / 63113
Elevation 993–1,722 m (3,258–5,650 ft)
(avg. 1,128 m or 3,701 ft)

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.

Picherande is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme département in Auvergne in central France.

Geography

The river Rhue forms all of the commune's eastern border.

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