Arpajon-sur-Cère

Arpajon-sur-Cère
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Aurillac
Canton	Arpajon-sur-Cère
Community association	Bassin d'Aurillac
Coordinates	44 ° 54 '  N , 2 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 54 '  N , 2 ° 27'  E
height	566-844 m
surface	47.67 km 2
Residents	6,217 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	130 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	15130
INSEE code	15012
Conros Castle

Arpajon-sur-Cère is a French municipality with 6217 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; administratively it belongs to the arrondissement of Aurillac .

geography

The municipality is located in the metropolitan area southeast of the arrondissement capital Aurillac . Neighboring municipalities to Arpajon-sur-Cère are:

• Aurillac in the northwest and north,
• Giou-de-Mamou in the northeast,
• Vézac in the east,
• Labrousse in the southeast
• Prunet in the south,
• Roanne-Saint-Mary in the southwest and
• Ytrac in the west.

The city is crossed by the river Cère and is located at the confluence of the right tributary Ruisseau de Giou . The former Route nationale 120 runs through the city .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Residents	3071	3277	4260	4866	5296	5545	5835	6263
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Conros Castle , complex with roots in the 13th century, Monument historique

Personalities

• Louis Laparra de Fieux (1651–1706), French lieutenant general
• Édouard Jean-Baptiste Milhaud (1766–1833), French general

Town twinning

• Bocholt , Germany (since 1972)
• Bassetlaw , UK (since April 10, 1980)

Web links

Commons : Arpajon-sur-Cère  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry No. 15012 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)