Lezoux

Lezoux
Lezoux

Coordinates: 45°49′42″N 3°22′51″E / 45.8283°N 3.3808°E / 45.8283; 3.3808Coordinates: 45°49′42″N 3°22′51″E / 45.8283°N 3.3808°E / 45.8283; 3.3808
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Thiers
Canton Canton of Lezoux
Intercommunality Communauté de communes entre Dore et Allier
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Marie-Gabrielle Gagnadre[1]
Area1 34.69 km2 (13.39 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 4,957
  Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 63195 / 63190
Elevation 317–421 m (1,040–1,381 ft)
(avg. 351 m or 1,152 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.

Lezoux is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. It was a key location in the filming of the 2004 film Les Choristes (The Chorus).

A tower remain of the city defense wall

See also

References

  1. Site de la préfecture du Puy-de-Dôme, consulté le 8 janvier 2008
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