Beauzac
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Yssingeaux | |
| Canton | Bas-en-Basset | |
| Community association | Marches du Velay-Rochebaron | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 16 ′ N , 4 ° 6 ′ E | |
| height | 440-969 m | |
| surface | 36.33 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,936 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 81 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43590 | |
| INSEE code | 43025 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-beauzac.fr/ | |
Beauzac is a French commune with a population of 8,718 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Yssingeaux and the canton of Bas-en-Basset .
geography
Beauzac is located in the Velay , a landscape in the French Massif Central . The Loire limits the municipality to the south and west. The Ance flows in the north of the municipality . Beauzac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bas-en-Basset in the north, Monistrol-sur-Loire in the east, Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon in the south and south-east, Beaux in the south, Retournac in the west and south-west and Tiranges in the north-west.
history
The place is mentioned for the first time in the documents of the Abbey of Chamelières-sur-Loire in 923.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,515 | 1,472 | 1,574 | 1,867 | 1,955 | 2,061 | 2,563 | 2,755 |
Attractions
- Saint-Jean church from the 12th century, rebuilt in the 17th century
- Le Fraisse Chapel
- Viaduc de Branas, bridge over the Loire
Personalities
- Jean Proriol (* 1934), politician (UMP), Mayor of Beauzac since 1962
