Apchon
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Mauriac | |
| Canton | Riom-ès-Montagnes | |
| Community association | Pays de Gentiane | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 15 ′ N , 2 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 833-1,143 m | |
| surface | 12.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 186 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15400 | |
| INSEE code | 15009 | |
 View of Apchon from the castle ruins |
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Apchon ( Occitan also apchon ) is a French municipality with 186 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Apchon is more than forty kilometers northeast of Aurillac in the north of the Cantal department. The mountain village lies on the slope of Mount Puy Mary and is part of the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park . The municipality crosses the Rhue de Cheylade (also Petite Rhue). Neighboring communities are Marchastel in the north-east, Saint-Hippolyte in the south-east and south, Collandres in the south-west and west and Riom-ès-Montagnes in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 510 | 455 | 352 | 313 | 257 | 242 | 208 | 205 |
Attractions
There are several places of interest in the municipality. These include:
- the Romanesque village church of Saint-Blaise
- the castle ruins
- old houses in the village center, in Auteuil and in La Chapelle
- the La Chalaine castle
- a contained spring Saint-Etoy
- Wayside crosses
- the landscape that belongs to a regional nature park
The place Apchon
The castle ruins of Apchon
The village church of Saint-Blaise in Apchon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brief information about the sights of the community ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
