Arlanc
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Ambert | |
| Canton | Ambert | |
| Community association | Ambert Livradois Forez | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 25 ′ N , 3 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 547-943 m | |
| surface | 32.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,892 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 59 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63220 | |
| INSEE code | 63010 | |
| Website | http://www.arlanc.com/ | |
Arlanc is a French commune with 1,892 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Ambert and the Canton of Ambert (until 2015: Canton Arlanc ).
geography
Arlanc is located about 64 kilometers southeast of Clermont-Ferrand and about 51 kilometers west of Saint-Étienne in the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park . The river Dolore and the river Dore flow through the municipality . Arlanc is surrounded by the neighboring communities Marsac-en-Livradois in the north, Chaumont-le-Bourg in the northeast, Beurières in the east and northeast, Medeyrolles in the east, Dore-l'Église in the south and southeast, Mayres in the south and southwest, Novacelles in the West and Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel to the northwest.
The former Routes nationales 106 (today's D906) and 499 (today's D300 and D999A) lead through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2,396 | 2,348 | 2,393 | 2,280 | 2,085 | 2,019 | 1,870 | 1.924 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame Church, built in 1890/1925
- Saint-Pierre church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1926/1949
- Saint-Jean-François-Régis, Cours, Saint-Roch, Saint-Jacques and Saint-Pierre chapels, each built in the mid-19th century
- Botanical Garden ( Jardin pour la Terre )
- Mons Castle, originally built as a castle complex in 1049, rebuilt in the 17th century, Monument historique
- Road cross from the 16th century
Notre-Dame church
Saint-Pierre church
Personalities
- Camille d'Hostun de la Baume, duc de Tallard (1652–1728), Marshal of France, lord (baron) of Arlanc
