Volvic
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Coordinates: 45°52′16″N 3°02′16″E / 45.8711°N 3.0378°ECoordinates: 45°52′16″N 3°02′16″E / 45.8711°N 3.0378°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
Arrondissement | Riom |
Canton | Châtel-Guyon |
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Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Thevenot[1] |
Area 1 | 27.78 km2 (10.73 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 4,555 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 63470 /63530 |
Elevation | 392–998 m (1,286–3,274 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Volvic (French pronunciation: [vɔlˈvik]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
The church at Volvic is dedicated to “St Priest” (Projectus), who is reputed to have been killed here in 676 AD.[3]
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Volvic is twinned with:[4]
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Château de Tournoël in Volvic
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References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Bienvenue sur le site de la commune de Volvic". Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
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