La Roche-Blanche, Puy-de-Dôme

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La Roche-Blanche
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La Roche-Blanche
Coordinates: 45°42′04″N3°07′38″E / 45.701°N 3.1272°E / 45.701; 3.1272
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Clermont-Ferrand
Canton Les Martres-de-Veyre
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Pierre Roussel [1]
Area
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11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
3,436
  Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63302 /63670
Elevation348–744 m (1,142–2,441 ft)
(avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Roche-Blanche (French pronunciation: [laʁɔʃblɑ̃ʃ] ; Occitan : La Ròcha Blancha) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. [3]

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,403    
1975 1,903+4.45%
1982 2,262+2.50%
1990 2,664+2.07%
1999 2,917+1.01%
2007 3,194+1.14%
2012 3,192−0.01%
2017 3,422+1.40%
Source: INSEE [4]

Twin towns

The commune is twinned with:

See also

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE