Volvic

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Volvic
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Coordinates: 45°52′16″N3°02′16″E / 45.8711°N 3.0378°E / 45.8711; 3.0378
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Riom
Canton Châtel-Guyon
Intercommunality CA Riom Limagne et Volcans
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Laurent Thevenot [1]
Area
1
27.78 km2 (10.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
4,740
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63470 /63530
Elevation392–998 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. [3]

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The church at Volvic is dedicated to “St Priest” (Projectus), who is reputed to have been killed here in 676 AD. [4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,030    
1975 3,253+1.02%
1982 3,587+1.41%
1990 3,930+1.15%
1999 4,202+0.75%
2007 4,606+1.15%
2012 4,462−0.63%
2017 4,487+0.11%
Source: INSEE [5]

International relations

Volvic is twinned with: [6]

See also

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. "Bienvenue sur le site de la commune de Volvic". Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. 1 2 3 "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.