Auzon (Haute-Loire)
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Auzon Auson |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Brioude | |
| Canton | Sainte-Florine | |
| Community association | Auzon Community | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 24 ' N , 3 ° 22' E | |
| height | 400-755 m | |
| surface | 16.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 896 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 53 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43410 | |
| INSEE code | 43016 | |
| Website | http://auzon.net/ | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Auzon |
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Auzon ( Occitan : Auson ) is a French municipality with 896 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is located in the Arrondissement of Brioude and in the Canton of Sainte-Florine (until 2015: Canton of Auzon ). The inhabitants are called Auzonnais or Alzoniens .
geography
Auzon is located about 48 kilometers south-southeast of Clermont-Ferrand on the Allier River and its right tributary Auzon . The Vendage river flows into the Allier from the left at the southwestern municipal boundary . Auzon is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Saint-Jean-Saint-Gervais in the north, Saint-Martin-d'Ollières in the north-east, Saint-Hilaire in the east, Azérat in the south and south-east, Vergongheon in the west and south-west and Vézézoux in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,072 | 1.007 | 1,071 | 1,047 | 920 | 817 | 904 | 876 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Laurent church with collegiate chapter from the 12th century, monument historique since 1906
- Market hall
- Auzon Castle from the 14th century, alterations up to the 16th century, since 1989 Monument historique
- Brugelet Gate
Saint Laurent Church
Auzon Castle
Brugelet Gate
Personalities
- Claude Fournier (1745-1825), revolutionary
Trivia
The runes box of Auzon was found here.
