Arpajon-sur-Cère
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Cantal | |
Arrondissement | Aurillac | |
Canton | Arpajon-sur-Cère | |
Community association | Bassin d'Aurillac | |
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
Web links
Commons : Arpajon-sur-Cère - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry No. 15012 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)