Arches (Cantal)
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Arches Archas |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Mauriac | |
| Canton | Ydes | |
| Community association | Pays de Mauriac | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 18 ′ N , 2 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 321-687 m | |
| surface | 16.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 181 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15200 | |
| INSEE code | 15010 | |
| Website | http://www.arches.fr/ | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Arches |
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Arches ( Occitan Archas ) is a French municipality with 181 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Mauriac and the canton of Ydes (until 2015 Mauriac ). The inhabitants are called Archoux .
geography
Arches is located in the foothills of the Monts-du-Cantal massif, about 42 kilometers north-northwest of Aurillac . The Dordogne river limits the municipality to the north and west. Arches is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sérandon in the north, Veyrières in the east and northeast, Jaleyrac and Sourniac in the east and southeast, Chalvignac in the south and southwest and Neuvic in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 237 | 248 | 209 | 198 | 174 | 173 | 182 | 179 | 176 |
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Attractions
- Boulder Peyra de la Pendula
- Saint-Julien church from the 14th century, old donjon as a bell tower from the 12th century, monument historique since 1927
- Convent of Thébaide
- Montfort Castle from the 16th century
- Saint-Projet suspension bridge from 1945
Saint-Julien church
Suspension bridge
