Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc

Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc
Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc

Coordinates: 45°22′09″N 3°38′21″E / 45.3692°N 3.6392°ECoordinates: 45°22′09″N 3°38′21″E / 45.3692°N 3.6392°E
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Ambert
Canton Canton of Arlanc
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays d'Arlanc
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Besseyrias[1]
Area1 24.19 km2 (9.34 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 185
 • Density 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 63312 / 63220
Elevation 820–1,053 m (2,690–3,455 ft)
(avg. 845 m or 2,772 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.

Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Geography

It is situated on the D999 road and almost mid-way between the cities of Clermont-Ferrand and Saint-Étienne at the heart of the Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez.

The village is surrounded by pine forest with wild mushrooms to be found in the woods during autumn, rolling countryside and it is on the pilgrim trail. 9 km to the south is the mediaeval abbey town of La Chaise-Dieu.

The canton comprises the small hamlets of Chouviaux, Pauly, Bressolles, Bressolettes, La Ferreire, Germalange, Aubepierre, Le Montel, Tremoulet and Chelles.

Population

The village has a population of 50 permanent year round residents, which swells to 3-400 during the summer months.

The mayor, elected in 2008, is Daniel Besseyrias. The annual Fete Patronale is held over the weekend of the third Sunday in July.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Site de la préfecture du Puy-de-Dôme, consulté le 16 juillet 2009
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