Beaumont (Haute-Loire)
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Haute Loire | |
Arrondissement | Brioude | |
Canton | Brioude | |
Community association | Brioude Sud Auvergne | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 19 ′ N , 3 ° 21 ′ E | |
height | 421-692 m | |
surface | 12.03 km 2 | |
Residents | 286 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 43100 | |
INSEE code | 43022 | |
Château de Lauriat |
The French community Beaumont ( Occitan identical) with 991 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) is located in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Brioude and the canton of Brioude (until 2015: canton of Brioude-Sud ).
geography
Beaumont is about 52 kilometers northwest of Le Puy-en-Velay . The municipality is crossed by the Vendage river and its tributaries Prade and Longiroux . Beaumont is surrounded by the neighboring communities Bournoncle-Saint-Pierre in the north, Cohade in the east and north-east, Brioude in the south-east, Paulhac in the south, Saint-Beauzire in the west and south-west and Saint-Géron in the west and north-west.
The Brioude-Beaumont airfield is located in the municipality .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 248 | 188 | 172 | 254 | 231 | 237 | 269 | 276 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire church
- Lauriat Castle