Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿aliʁ daʁlɑ̃], literally Saint-Alyre of Arlanc; Auvergnat: Sent Alire d'Arlanc) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc | |
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 Saint-Jean-Baptiste church | |
Location of 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°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Ambert |
| Canton | Ambert |
| Intercommunality | Ambert Livradois Forez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Bourron[1] |
Area 1 | 24.19 km2 (9.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 137 |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Geography
editIt is situated on the D999 road and almost midway 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.
Population
editThe village has a population of 50 permanent year round residents, which swells to 3-400 during the summer months.
The mayor, elected in 2020, is Olivier Bourron.[1] The annual Fête Patronale is held over the weekend of the third Sunday in July.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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