Ardes
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Issoire | |
| Canton | Brassac-les-Mines | |
| Community association | Agglo Pays d'Issoire | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 24 ' N , 3 ° 8' E | |
| height | 485-1,039 m | |
| surface | 16.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 561 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63420 | |
| INSEE code | 63009 | |
Ardes (also: Ardes-sur-Couze ) is a French municipality with 561 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016: Auvergne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Issoire and the Canton of Brassac-les-Mines (until 2015: Canton Ardes ). The inhabitants are called Ardoisiens .
geography
Ardes is 41 kilometers south of Clermont-Ferrand on the eastern slope of the Massif Central . The Couze d'Ardes , a left tributary of the Allier, flows through the municipality . Ardes is surrounded by the neighboring communities Rentières in the north, Augnat in the east and northeast, Apchat in the south and Mazoires in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 807 | 812 | 747 | 643 | 585 | 547 | 592 | 520 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Dizaint church from the 14th century, historic monument since 1920
- Zoological Garden
- museum
- Ruins of the previous castle
Web links
Commons : Ardes - collection of images, videos and audio files
