Aigueperse (Puy-de-Dôme)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Riom | |
| Canton | Aigueperse (main town) | |
| Community association | Plaine Limagne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 1 ′ N , 3 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 338-422 m | |
| surface | 10.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,732 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 260 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63260 | |
| INSEE code | 63001 | |
| Website | http://www.aigueperse.net/ | |
Aigueperse is a French commune with 2,732 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is the main town (chef-lieu) of the canton Aigueperse in the arrondissement of Riom . It is located along National Road 9 between Clermont-Ferrand and Moulins , 17 km northeast of Riom. The municipality is crossed by the river Buron in a west-east direction.
The place name has been derived from the Latin "Aqua sparsa" - "scattered spring" since the 11th century. Other forms were "Aigua Eparsa", "Esguipersa" 1307 |, "Aiguesperce" (18th century) and "Guiparse" in patois . The inhabitants are called in French "le / les Aiguepersois", the inhabitants "la (les) Aiguepersoise (s)".
Aigueperse was the capital of the county (since 1538 duchy) of Montpensier .
Personalities
- Michel de l'Hôpital , French Statesman , chancellor of France and writer 1505 |
- Louis de Marillac , Marshal of France (* 1572)
- Jacques Delille , French poet (* 1738)
