Orcines

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Orcines
Church Orcines
Church Orcines
Location of Orcines
Orcines is located in France
Orcines
Orcines
Coordinates: 45°47′00″N 3°00′47″E / 45.7833°N 3.0131°E / 45.7833; 3.0131Coordinates: 45°47′00″N 3°00′47″E / 45.7833°N 3.0131°E / 45.7833; 3.0131
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementClermont-Ferrand
CantonOrcines
IntercommunalityClermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Morvan[1]
Area
1
42.73 km2 (16.50 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
3,440
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63263 /63870
Elevation480–1,465 m (1,575–4,806 ft)
(avg. 836 m or 2,743 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orcines (French pronunciation: ​[ɔʁsin]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Located at the foot of the Chaine des Puys, Orcines is an important village for the hikers who come visiting the natural heritage in Auvergne. The town belongs to the rural area of Clermont-Ferrand.

Geography[]

Position[]

Apart from Orcines proper, the commune also includes fifteen villages : Ternant, Sarcenat, La Fontaine du Berger, Chez Vasson, Le Gressigny, Solagnat, La Baraque, Villars, La Font de l'Arbre, Montrodeix, where the small river Tiretaine originates, Enval, Le Cheix, Bonnabry, Bellevue et Fontanas, one of the most sizeable.

People[]

  • Rev. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.
  • The population in this village is relatively older than the average in France (see French article).

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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