Beaulieu (Cantal)

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Beaulieu
Bel Luòc
Beaulieu (France)
Beaulieu
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Mauriac
Canton Ydes
Community association Sumène Artense
Coordinates 45 ° 27 '  N , 2 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 27 '  N , 2 ° 31'  E
height 531-748 m
surface 7.64 km 2
Residents 94 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 12 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 15270
INSEE code 15020
Website http://www.lanobre.fr/

Beaulieu ( Occitan : Bel Luoc ) is a French commune with a population of 94 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Mauriac and the canton of Ydes (until 2015: canton of Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal ).

geography

Beaulieu is the northernmost commune in the Cantal department. It is located about 45 kilometers southwest of Clermont-Ferrand . The dammed Dordogne limits the municipality to the west. Beaulieu is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Labessette in the north, Trémouille-Saint-Loup in the east, Lanobre in the south, Sarroux in the west and south-west and Monestier-Port-Dieu in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 145 137 139 150 132 137 118 87
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Sainte-Madeleine Priory
  • Ruins of Thynière Castle from the 15th century with park
Remains of the Thynières castle

Web links

Commons : Beaulieu  - collection of images, videos and audio files